a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

谚语

英文释义

谚语
  1. Even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point.
    — It has often been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We have made many steps in our journey towards the republic, and perhaps are closer to our destination than we imagine.

词形变化

a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step alternative a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step alternative

词源

Calque from Chinese 千里之行，始於足下 (qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià), quoted by the Chinese philosopher Laozi in the Tao Te Ching. This quote is sometimes erroneously attributed to Laozi's contemporary, Confucius, or to the Japanese.
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