Certainly, who hath a state to repair, may not despise small things; and commonly it is less dishonorable, to abridge petty charges, than to stoop to petty gettings.
一个人若要重整家计,确实不可轻视小事;通常,削减零碎开支,比屈身谋取蝇头小利更不失体面。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Expense —