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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Penny

A bad penny always comes back.German.

A penny in my purse will bid me drink when all the friends I have will not.

A penny in the pocket is better than a ducat in the chest.German.

A penny in time is as good as a dollar.Danish.

A penny is sometimes better spent than spared.

A penny saved is a penny gained.

A penny saved is twopence clear,
A pin a day’s a groat a year.Franklin.

A pennyworth of ease is worth a penny.

A single penny fairly got,
Is worth a thousand that are not.German.

Account not that work slavery
That brings in penny savory.

An ill-won penny will cast down a pound.

Better a penny out of the land than a dollar out of the sea.German.

Better one’s own penny than another’s dollar.German.

Better penny in silver than any brother.

Better to-day a penny than to-morrow a dollar.German.

Ducats are clipped, pence are not.German.

Every penny that’s saved is not gotten.

He that does not save pennies will never have pounds.Spanish.

He that regards not a penny will lavish a pound.

He who was born to pennies will never be master of dollars.Danish.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It is a good penny with which one gains a dollar.German.

Lay thy hand upon thy half-penny twice before thou partest with it.

One cannot have a good penny with bad ware.French.

One penny in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full.Dutch.

One penny is better on land than ten on the seas.Danish.

One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.German.

Penny and penny laid up will be many.

Penny in pocket is a good companion.

Penny is penny’s brother.German.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Put two pennies in a purse an’ they’ll come thegither.

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

That penny is well spent that saves a groat.

That which is stamped a penny will never be a pound.Danish.

The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.

The penny does not remain with a poor man.

The penny is the best companion in all lands.German.

The smith and his penny are always black.

The smith makes more noise to earn a penny than the goldsmith to earn a ducat.German.

The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.German.

There is no companion like the penny.

There’s no compassion like the penny.

’Tis a good farthing saves a penny.French.

What is not wanted is dear at a penny.

Who pennies has, has also friends.German.

Who will not keep a penny,
Shall never have many.

You may know by a penny how a shilling spends.