It is impossible to add much weight with a single morsel; it is hard to travel afar with a single step.
More Chinese Proverbs:
When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.Chinese
Lure a tiger out of its mountain.
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Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river.
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Great cry and little wool, as the fellow said when he sheared his hogs.
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Know thyself to know others, for heart beats like heart.
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Tell me, I'll forget
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