This one has too many ways to be applied. Many people don't realise how many proverbs are from the Tao Te Ching. "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step" is another.

If you haven't read the Tao Te Ching, now is the time:

https://www.northampton.edu/documents/Subsites/HaroldWeiss/Asian%20Philisophy/tao-te-ching-illustrated.pdf

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