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| A bad penny always comes back. German. | 1 |
| A penny in my purse will bid me drink when all the friends I have will not. | 2 |
| A penny in the pocket is better than a ducat in the chest. German. | 3 |
| A penny in time is as good as a dollar. Danish. | 4 |
| A penny is sometimes better spent than spared. | 5 |
| A penny saved is a penny gained. | 6 |
A penny saved is twopence clear,
A pin a day’s a groat a year. Franklin. | 7 |
| A pennyworth of ease is worth a penny. | 8 |
A single penny fairly got,
Is worth a thousand that are not. German. | 9 |
Account not that work slavery
That brings in penny savory. | 10 |
| An ill-won penny will cast down a pound. | 11 |
| Better a penny out of the land than a dollar out of the sea. German. | 12 |
| Better one’s own penny than another’s dollar. German. | 13 |
| Better penny in silver than any brother. | 14 |
| Better to-day a penny than to-morrow a dollar. German. | 15 |
| Ducats are clipped, pence are not. German. | 16 |
| Every penny that’s saved is not gotten. | 17 |
| He that does not save pennies will never have pounds. Spanish. | 18 |
| He that regards not a penny will lavish a pound. | 19 |
| He who was born to pennies will never be master of dollars. Danish. | 20 |
| In for a penny, in for a pound. | 21 |
| It is a good penny with which one gains a dollar. German. | 22 |
| Lay thy hand upon thy half-penny twice before thou partest with it. | 23 |
| One cannot have a good penny with bad ware. French. | 24 |
| One penny in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full. Dutch. | 25 |
| One penny is better on land than ten on the seas. Danish. | 26 |
| One penny with right is better than a thousand without right. German. | 27 |
| Penny and penny laid up will be many. | 28 |
| Penny in pocket is a good companion. | 29 |
| Penny is penny’s brother. German. | 30 |
| Penny wise and pound foolish. | 31 |
| Put two pennies in a purse an’ they’ll come thegither. | 32 |
| Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. | 33 |
| That penny is well spent that saves a groat. | 34 |
| That which is stamped a penny will never be a pound. Danish. | 35 |
| The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar. | 36 |
| The penny does not remain with a poor man. | 37 |
| The penny is the best companion in all lands. German. | 38 |
| The smith and his penny are always black. | 39 |
| The smith makes more noise to earn a penny than the goldsmith to earn a ducat. German. | 40 |
| The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound. German. | 41 |
| There is no companion like the penny. | 42 |
| There’s no compassion like the penny. | 43 |
| ’Tis a good farthing saves a penny. French. | 44 |
| What is not wanted is dear at a penny. | 45 |
| Who pennies has, has also friends. German. | 46 |
Who will not keep a penny,
Shall never have many. | 47 |
| You may know by a penny how a shilling spends. | 48 |
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