It's a long way, but you can get there as long as you walk. It's difficult, but you can do it.
Source? : Xun Zi's Self-cultivation in the Warring States Period
Original: Although the Tao is close, it cannot be done; Small as it is, nothing is impossible. He is also an idle person, and he is not far away.
Even the shortest road, you can't get there without walking; Even the smallest thing, you can't do it without doing it. Most self-cultivation takes time to complete, and there is little difference. Although the road is far, the line will come, and the matter is difficult, it will be done. "Although the road is close, it is impossible; Although things are small, they are not impossible. " Literal translation of.
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Sentences with similar meanings: no accumulation, no miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you won't be a river. -The Warring States-Xunzi's Persuasion
Meaning: Without the accumulation of one step and half a step, there is no way to reach a place thousands of miles away; Without accumulated rivers, there is no way to merge into rivers and seas.
Metaphor accumulation can enrich, enrich and perfect oneself. It can be used to demonstrate that learning is expensive in accumulation.