A Spanish proverb says provisión es profusión. The idea is that a well-stocked pantry is abundance. I suppose the idea could be applied to other things but that is the application I am interested in.

What is the equivalent proverb in English?

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," perhaps? Or, "an ounce of
preparation is worth a pound of effort"?

Dreams are the soul's pantry. Keep it well stocked and your soul will never hunger.

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough. ~William Shakespeare

Thanks, everyone. Those are great quotes and I will keep them in mind for some other occasion. They are not quite right for the idea I need to express although Elexina's was close. I think I will go with the nursery rhyme "Old Mother Hubbard" as an antithesis to make the point.

DD

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