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:
- Children are poor men's riches
- Speech is silver but silence is gold
- Success is never blamed
- A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich
- Cheek brings success
- Nothing succeeds like success
- Better be born lucky than rich
- He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages
- Time is money
- A penny saved is a penny gained
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- His money burns a hole in his pocket
- A good name is better than riches
- Money has no smell
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain