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don't be penny wise and pound foolish

Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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Submitted on September 25, 2011

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Sei nicht klug und dumm.

No seas tacaño y despilfarres el dinero.

Ná bí ciall gréineach ach pionsa folláin

ne legyetek bölcsődt előtt okos és fontos pennyt foolish

پیسے فیصلہ آباد نہ ہوں۔

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