many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earthproverbobscure termfrom Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こるsee also
のはよりこる【きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる】
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many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earthproverbobscure termfrom Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こるsee also