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little strokes fell great oaks en · X

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Small but persistent efforts can lead to big results.
    • “Little strokes fell great oaks,” says the steady worker. “One stroke fells not an oak,” makes a piece of advice to the impetuous. In danger the insignificant may console themselves with the reflection that “Oaks may fall and reeds brave the storm. 1873, The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, page 685:

Relateds

mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Translations (8)

fi jokainen pisara muovaa kiveä (proverb) · ta அடி மேல் அடி அடித்தால் அம்மியும் நகரும் (proverb) · da mange bække små gør en stor å (proverb) · cmn 水滴石穿 (proverb) · ja 石の上にも三年 (proverb) · de steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein (proverb) · hu lassú víz partot mos (proverb) · ja 水滴石を穿つ (proverb)