A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step(qiān lǐ zhī xíng，shǐ yú zú xià)

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, which means that things should be done from the beginning, starting from small things and gradually going on.

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Walking a thousand miles starts with the first step. Metaphor is to start from the beginning, from the little things, step by step. No matter how hard it is, as long as we persevere, we will succeed.

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. To realize an ideal, we should start with the small things in front of us. If these things are not done well, the ideal is just empty talk. It's not a day's cold. Where there is a will, there is a way. Why not sweep the world without sweeping the house. antonym

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Its safety is easy to hold, its omen is easy to plan, its crispness is easy to pan, its tiny is easy to disperse. To do it before it happens, to govern it before chaos. The tree of embracing is born at the end of a stone; the platform of nine stories starts from the earth; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Those who do lose, those who hold on lose. It is based on the sage's inaction and failure. The people's work is often defeated at the end of the century. If you are careful, you will never fail. It is because the sages do not want to, do not value the rare goods, learn not to learn, restore the people's mistakes, and do not dare to do anything to supplement the nature of all things. In the spring and Autumn period, the famous philosopher Lao Tzu put forward the idea of being cautious and cautious all the time according to the development law of things. He advocated that we should deal with problems before it happened. We should govern the country before chaos. The big trees are small seedlings. The nine storey platform is made of baskets of soil. The journey of thousands of miles starts from the foot.

Chinese PinYin : qiān lǐ zhī xíng，shǐ yú zú xià