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how does that square with this saying: "penny wise, pound foolish"?

• dan-robertson 7y ago
  Often a proverb will have an opposite proverb (though the example you give isn't a proverb). For example “too many chefs spoil the broth” and “many hands make light work”
  • dajohnson89 7y ago
    sancho panza in don quixote took this to a ludicrous extreme. they're known today as "sanchismos".
  • hnick 7y ago
    The ideal amount of help then clearly rests somewhere between "too many" and "many" :) Though maybe the proverbs are not exactly opposites. One is about the quality of the outcome, the other is the speed in getting there. Perhaps that's the lesson.
• amp108 7y ago
  "Pound foolish" is not a necessary outcome of "penny wise", in this saying, but "the pounds will take care of themselves" is. Taking care of the pennies works when one is, at worst, "pound neutral". But being "pound foolish" is an additional condition in the saying, which is not accounted for in the "take care of the pennies" saying.