ONE DAY AT A TIME MAKES A LIFETIME
An old English proverb is “From little acorns great oak trees grow.” Here’s how they say it in other countries: CHINA: Enough shovels of earth, a mountain; enough pails of water, a river. JAPAN: Daylight will peep through a very small hole. INDIA: Joined together, even little things are strong; a wild elephant can be bound with a few straws if the straws are formed into a rope. FRANCE: Drop by drop fills the tub. ETHIOPIA: When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. GERMANY: Little and often fills the purse. LIBERIA: A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. TANZANIA: The heap in the barn consists of single grains. SUDAN: A little shrub grows into a tree. CONGO: Little by little grow the bananas.
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