 | Anton Chekhov - 1999 - 500 էջ
...cold veal and a piece of bread. In our house such sayings as: "A penny saved is a penny gained," and "Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves," and so on, were frequently repeated, and my sister, weighed down by these vulgar maxims,... | |
 | James Gillies, R. Cailliau - 2000 - 396 էջ
...enter also.' 'Read not books alone, but also men; and above all, read thyself.' Some have survived: Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves,' or 'Every man's house is his castle.' 'Idle folks take the most pains,' cautioned one,... | |
 | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - 2001 - 1166 էջ
...— " No alchemy like frugality " ; " ever save, ever have " ; "a pin a day is a groat a year " ; " take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves " ; " man; a mickle makes a muckle " ; " frae saving, comes having " ; "a penny saved is... | |
 | Lewis Carroll - 2002 - 204 էջ
...NeU'originale, il proverbio inglese a cui Carroll imprime questa magistrale sterzata semantica è: "Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves". Il proverbio italiano preso a bersaglio dal traduttore è, ovviamente, "Chi semina vento... | |
 | R. R. K. Hartmann - 2003 - 400 էջ
...construction Give him enough rope, and he will hang himself; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours; Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves; etc. (6) the more (less) + the more (less) construction More haste, less speed; The less... | |
 | Edward Poll - 2003 - 174 էջ
...monthly. * Consider sending your bills with preaddressed return envelopes in bright colors. Technology Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. CHAPTER CHECKLIST —Proverb * The Role of Technology in Accounts Receivable » Factors... | |
 | D. V. ரங்கராஜன் - 2003 - 554 էջ
...uerorii uxrafl0>eroeffr 2_(5fljfriS(g^)/D^. 2127. When I had money everyone called me brother. 2128. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. - William Lowndes 2129. When money speaks, truth is silent. I /«001 LB (Sua>MuiTffi! S-emeinLD... | |
 | Svetlana Boym - 2003 - 870 էջ
...pigeon-hole, any more than guns and projectiles become worthless by being stored in their parks or magazines. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. Provide your fit men, — fit by their familiarity not only with special instruments, but... | |
 | Kamilla Elliott - 2003 - 328 էջ
...epitomizes such tensions between congruous sounds and incongruous senses when he parodies the thrifty maxim: "Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves" thus: "Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves" (AW 119). Each... | |
 | Charles Barry Townsend - 2003 - 312 էջ
...fair lady. (b) Birds of a feather flock together. (c) He who goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing. (d) Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. (3) A Puzzle With Coins - Lay out nine counters in three rows of three each, so as to form... | |
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Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money. 
