📚 proverb • entry_id 44382
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
Meanings (ES + gloss)
un grano no hace granero, pero ayuda al compañero
If one takes care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.
It is these little things that matter, Pickering. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ‥used to say‥Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
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