...one in line 2), and provides an equivalent touch of alliteration there. One remembers the old saying 'Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves'; in translation 'the pence' are details like these — the minutiae. But if the text of...

...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,...

...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,...

...— " 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...

...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...

...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...

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...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...

...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...

...sounds will take care of themselves," which is a wonderful multiple pun on the old English saying, "Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves." Poorly paid English scientists, though, know that pounds are worth a lot more than pence,...