take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

短语

积少成多

发音

US

别名

take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    If one takes care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.

    积少成多

    聚沙成塔

    集腋成裘

    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.

    ‘Yes, it sounds on the melodramatic side,’ he said cheerfully, ‘but in wartime you can't be too careful about the smallest detail. Think of it as along the lines of taking care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves.’