a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
短语千里之行,始于足下
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a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step
a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step
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Even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point.
千里之行,始于足下
The problems are great--but this means that the opportunities are also great. In this situation it is well to remember the ancient wise words of Lao Tzu "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."
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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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