Who said “The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.”?

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Thomas Love Peacock. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceMelincourt, chapter XXIV.

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Peacock, T. L. (n.d.). The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41814-the-waste-of-plenty-is-the-resource-of/

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Peacock, Thomas Love. “The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41814-the-waste-of-plenty-is-the-resource-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Peacock, Thomas Love. “The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41814-the-waste-of-plenty-is-the-resource-of/.

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