Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Small
A great gap may be filled with small stones.Gaelic.
A small bolt to the house is better than none at all.Danish.
A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.Danish.
A small coin in a big jar makes a great noise.Hebrew.
A small demerit extinguishes a long service.
A small hatchet fells a great oak.Portuguese.
A small hurt in the eye is a great one.
A small matter hurts one that is sore.
A small pack becomes a small pedler.
A small sore wants not a great plaster.
A small stone is large enough to prop up a large water jar.African.
A small sum may serve for a small reckoning.
Attention to small things is the economy of virtue.Chinese.
Small axes fell great trees.German.
Small brooks make the greatest noise.German.