Many a mickel makes a muckle?

Question:It's an old english saying but what on earth does it mean ?

Answers:
— PHRASES many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.

— ORIGIN Old English.

— USAGE The forms mickle and muckle are merely variants of the same (now dialect) word meaning ‘a large amount’. However, the alternative form of the proverb (originally a misquotation) has led to a misunderstanding that mickle means ‘a small amount’.
It's actually a Scottish saying and it's a bit like "look after the pennies and the pounds take care of themselves"
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lots of small amounts adds up to a large amount
Mickle meaning small and muckle meaning large. SO it basically means every little helps. I
keep control of your cash and you will be rewarded.
Actually it is an old Scottish saying, it basically means keep saving the Penny's until they turn into pounds, I think they may have been the words of Robert Burns.

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