il n'y a pas de petits profits

French

Alternative forms

  • il n'y a pas de petit profit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • 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

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