il n'y a pas de petits profits

French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “there's no such thing as small gains.”

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /il n‿i a pa də p(ə).ti pʁɔ.fi/, /il n‿i a pɑ də p(ə).ti pʁɔ.fi/

Proverb edit

il n’y a pas de petits profits

  1. every little helps, light gains make heavy purses, take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves