JLPT N3Proverbs

塵も積もれば山となる

Meaning
わずかなものでも積み重なれば大きなものになる
Explanation
「塵も積もれば山となる」 means that, just as even tiny specks of dust pile up into a mountain, even small things continued over time produce a great result. This is the opposite of c2's 「小さなことは取るに足らない」 (small things are insignificant).
Original Japanese explanation

「塵も積もれば山となる」は、小さなちりでも積み重なれば山のように大きくなるように、わずかなことでも続ければ大きな成果になるという意味です。c2 の「小さなことは取るに足らない」とは逆の意味です。

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