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:
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- In for a penny, in for a pound
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold
- Money often unmakes the men who make it
- Diligence is the mother of success (good luck)
- He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages
- Money begets money
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- Children are poor men's riches
- Better be born lucky than rich
- Nothing succeeds like success
- His money burns a hole in his pocket
- One law for the rich, and another for the poor