1. thrift - Noun
2. thrift - Verb
3. Thrift - Proper noun
A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality.
Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity.
Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
One of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria.
Source: Webster's dictionarySometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less. Oscar Wilde
The further through life I drift; The more obvious it becomes that I am lacking in thrift. Ogden Nash
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand. Lady Randolph Churchill
Thrift is a great revenue. German Proverb
Thrift is a great revenue. a little, often, leaves wrinkles in the purse. English Proverb
Thrift is to a man what chastity is to a woman. American Proverb