Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
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Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step not on the sleeping serpent.Turkish.
The first step binds one to the second.French.
The first step is all the difficulty.French.
The hardest step is over the threshold.Italian.
There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.Napoleon.