Starting a new year, made me think about adages or idioms and where they came from.*  The newspaper is an interesting place to find adages and how they were developed.*  Of course, the Internet is a great place to quickly find idioms and meanings.*  * * Just like these:

 

Where did “a penny saved is a penny earned“ come from?

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-penny-saved-is-a-penny-earned.html

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Meaning:*  It’s just as useful to save money as it is to earn it.

Origin:*  Originating the 17^th century, this phrase implied that choosing to save a penny rather than spend it means you are a penny up; hence “a penny earned”.*  Initial versions of the phrase used “gained” instead of “earned”, with the latter first appearing in 1899.

Example:*  Instead of spending money on a takeaway, I cooked at home.*  A penny saved is a penny earned.

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Don’t judge a book but its cover* * 

https://www.knowyourphrase.com/you-cant-judge-a-book-by-its-cover

https://www.theidioms.com/cant-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/

 

Meaning:*  One should not form an opinion on someone or something based purely on what is seen on the surface, because after taking a deeper look, the person or thing may be very different than what was expected.

Origin:*  The phrase is attributed to a 1944 edition of the African journal American Speech.*  Others say it originated in the 1800s.

Example:*  The candidate did not look very intelligent until he spoke.*  You can’t judge a book by its cover.