...long ; and I hope I shall be able to make it last still longer." A sensible old man used to say : " Take care of the pence ; and the pounds will take care of themselves." Penny, whence earnest thou ? Whither goest thou ? When wilt thou come again ? — Penny...

...subject, as the chosen matters of investigation. In money matters it is a good piece of advice to " take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves :" in scientific and literary matters, it is a good piece of advice also, to take care of...

...bed-fellows :'' and it makes our thoughts traitors to ourselves. — It is a maxim with many — " Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves." Those only put it in practice successfully who think more of the pence than of the pounds....

...passed away in which Mr. Greedy did not impress upon the minds of his children the sensible maxim, "Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves," or from the circumstance that he had repeatedly been heard to say with great emphasis,...

...away upon possession, but the esteem for the procurer will last. In courtship, Franklin's maxim, " Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves," holds strictly true. A man never forgets to pay attention on great occasions, though he...

...another sovereign, and was owed again ; but, trust him, he wasn't going to be cheated out of that : take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. But still it was ditto repeated ; changing, being owed, grudging, grumbling : at last he...

...construction in the erection of a building. To use a simile, they act in utter defiance of the proverb, "take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves ;" — they devote their talents to the main walls, windows, and doors, with their decorations,...

...not the result of Baltimore prices, but of her own mismanagement. Franklin advises his friends to " take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves ;" but this rule is by no means infallible. Perhaps there is no species of extravagance...

...expenditures, — be particular in details, and let no item escape your registry. It is a good saying, " Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves." When you make contracts, settle all the particulars respecting them at the time. Never...

...waves. All the popular sayings are not against me either on this point; the best of them are with me. " Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves," is our English aphorism. The shrewd Scoteh, with a saving touch of Northern caution, have...