little strokes fell great oaks

proverb Large, seemingly impossible tasks can be completed or accomplished through small, steady efforts. A: "This lawsuit is so huge, I just don't see how we'll be able to get through it!" B: "We just take it one step and one day at a time, taking care of what we can, when we can—remember, little strokes fell great oaks." I thought I'd never be able to pay off my student loans, but little strokes fell great oaks, and after 20 years, I'm finally debt free.

See also: fell, great, little, oak, stroke

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Prov. You can complete a large, intimidating task by steadily doing small parts of it. Jill: How can I possibly write a fifty-page report in two months? Jane: Just write a little bit every day. Little strokes fell great oaks.

See also: fell, great, little, oak, stroke

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

teach a man to fish
village
it takes a village
a woman's work is never done
bigger they are, the harder they fall
bigger they come, the harder they fall, the
a Jack of all trades is a master of none
a Jill of all trades is a master of none
beggar (all) description
beggar description

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"Little strokes fell great oaks." (Small steps produce the best/biggest results.)

LTI Speaker: Leading with Courage: More Thoughts and Inspiration

`Tis true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for Constant dropping wears away stones, and by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable; and Little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says in his Almanac, the year I cannot just now remember.

POOR RICHARD'S WAY TO WEALTH HAPPINESS

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释义	little strokes fell great oaks little strokes fell great oaks proverb Large, seemingly impossible tasks can be completed or accomplished through small, steady efforts. A: "This lawsuit is so huge, I just don't see how we'll be able to get through it!" B: "We just take it one step and one day at a time, taking care of what we can, when we can—remember, little strokes fell great oaks." I thought I'd never be able to pay off my student loans, but little strokes fell great oaks, and after 20 years, I'm finally debt free. See also: fell, great, little, oak, stroke Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Little strokes fell great oaks. Prov. You can complete a large, intimidating task by steadily doing small parts of it. Jill: How can I possibly write a fifty-page report in two months? Jane: Just write a little bit every day. Little strokes fell great oaks. See also: fell, great, little, oak, stroke McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: teach a man to fish village it takes a village a woman's work is never done bigger they are, the harder they fall bigger they come, the harder they fall, the a Jack of all trades is a master of none a Jill of all trades is a master of none beggar (all) description beggar description References in periodicals archive "Little strokes fell great oaks." (Small steps produce the best/biggest results.) LTI Speaker: Leading with Courage: More Thoughts and Inspiration `Tis true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for Constant dropping wears away stones, and by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable; and Little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says in his Almanac, the year I cannot just now remember. POOR RICHARD'S WAY TO WEALTH HAPPINESS
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