A penny soul never came to twopence
Копеечная душа никогда не возвышалась до двух копеек. Смысл: Мелочный человек никогда не достигал успеха.
Пожалеть алтына - потерять полтину.
Другие пословицы:
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages
- To roll in money
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- A penny saved is a penny gained
- Money is a good servant but a bad master
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
- No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold
- Money begets money
- Better be born lucky than rich
- His money burns a hole in his pocket
- Money has no smell
- Diligence is the mother of success (good luck)
- Speech is silver but silence is gold
- Children are poor men's riches