1. When it comes to world affairs, we should focus on the big picture and start small. Zeng Guofan of the Qing Dynasty

2. Once we keep paying attention to the small things we can accomplish, we will soon be surprised to find that the things we cannot accomplish are really very small. Seth Butler

3. Great achievements all start from little things. Bacon

4. Great things in the world must be done in detail. Lao Tzu

5. There is no trivial matter in work: stones turn into gold, drops of water turn into rivers. Only by taking everything you do seriously can you overcome all difficulties and achieve success. Anonymous

6. A person can only solve one limited goal at a time. Beveridge

7. If you want to gain scientific knowledge, you have to start with learning the alphabet. France

8. Be as small as possible and be cautious. Zi Zhi Tong Jian

9. Bit by bit creations are not as good as overall creations, but don’t underestimate bit by bit creations and just watch big creations fall from the sky. (geyan123) Tao Xingzhi

10. To achieve a great cause, you must start from small things. Lenin

11. Don’t do good deeds because they are small, and don’t do evil because they are small. Liu Bei teaches his son

12. Those who cannot do small things cannot do big things. Lomonosov

13. It is better to do small things than to do nothing. Russia

14. Huge buildings are always made of wood and stone. Why don’t we make this wood and stone? I do little bits and pieces from time to time, just for this. Lu Xun

15. How can you sweep the world without sweeping one house? Fan Ye, a historian of the Southern Song Dynasty

16. Doing every simple thing well is not simple, and doing every ordinary thing well is extraordinary. Zhang Ruimin, Chairman of Haier Company

17. All great truths about educating children and all mysterious secrets of genius are contained in the most ordinary little things every day, in every detail of study and life.

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