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Classical antiquity2 quotes
If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big. — Hesiod · 700 BCThe least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle · 350 BCColonial America2 quotes
For want of Nail the Shoe is lost;
For want of a Shoe the Horse is lost;
For want of a Horse the Rider is lost. — Benjamin Franklin · 1752Beware of little Expences: a small leak will sink a great Ship. — Benjamin Franklin · 1745Middle Ages1 quote
A great flame follows a little spark. — Dante Alighieri · 1321