pence quotes

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

-William Lowndes
Quoted by Lord Chesterfield in a letter to his son, 5 Feb1750. In an earlier letter, 6 Nov1747, he refers to the same adage in the form'for the pounds'. English  novelist.  He  went  to  sea  as  a  young  man  and  lived  in Mexico  and Vancouver.  He  is  best  known  for  his  novel,  Under the  Volcano   (1947),   one   of   the   great   20c   explorations   of alcoholism. He died after choking in his sleep.