Thrift is an attractive idea until you get down to specifics.
If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism.
The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.
As a comforter, philosophy cannot compete with a good dinner.
No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.