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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves	If you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500: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.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999,	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.	Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.	Rate it: (4.50 / 6 votes)
pinch pennies	Mean with money	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
two ha'pennies for a penny	Any money whatsoever.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
two pennies to rub together	A minimal amount of money to live on; any money at all.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
two pennies' worth	One's opinion or thoughts.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves	Alternative form of take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.	Rate it: (2.50 / 2 votes)
two penn'orth	Two pennies' worth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)