Motif
Great works begin from minute origins
great_works_begin_from_minute_origins
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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道德經 道德經; lines 64-460 confidence: high
「合抱之木，生于毫末﹔九層之臺，起于累土﹔千里之行，始于足下。」
A large tree, nine-story terrace, and thousand-li journey are each said to begin from very small or initial conditions.
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