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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.