ProverbWisdomEnglish origin

If you make not much of threepence you'll ne'er be worth a groat.

Meaning: Neglecting small sums leads to poverty; careless management of modest earnings prevents accumulating greater wealth.

Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.

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