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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 3859 |
| AUTHOR: | Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) |
| QUOTATION: | I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow, 1 who used to say, “Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter, Nov. 6, 1747. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. W. Lowndes, Secretary of the Treasury in the reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George the Third. [back] |
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