“He argues that a ruler who wishes to avoid a reputation for parsimony will find that he needs to spend lavishly and ostentatiously.”

“Her success in achieving financial stability was a testament to her parsimony, as she carefully managed every available resource.”

“In fact, impartiality is far less important in analysing data than parsimony and rigorous self discipline.”

“Hay puts the churchiness down to the type of people who wanted to get ahead, although the parsimoniousness of Hay the elder perhaps encouraged self-help.”

“That was down to more than military parsimoniousness, he says.”

“Davison confirmed Cronje's parsimoniousness when, in a revealing aside, he conceded that his teammates had never expected him to buy them a drink.”