A tree that can fill the span of a mans arms Grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high Rises from hodfuls of earth; A journey of a thousand miles Starts from beneath ones feet.
ATTRIBUTION:
Lao-Tzu (6th century B.C.), Chinese philosopher. Tao-te-ching, bk. 2, ch. 64, trans. by T.C. Lau (1963).