constant dropping wears away a stone

constant dropping wears away a stone
syn: little strokes fell great oaks
drop by drop the sea is drained
feather by feather a goose is plucked
≅ мала крапля великий камінь продовбає з упертих люди бувають вода м'яка, а камінь пробиває вперта праця все переможе впертість і труд все перетруть

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.

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