JLPT N3Proverbs

千里の道も一歩から

Meaning
大きな事業もまず手近な小さな一歩から始まる
Explanation
「千里の道も一歩から」 is a teaching that, just as even a journey of a thousand ri begins by first taking one step, even a great goal begins from accumulating small, close-at-hand steps. It is the opposite meaning of c2's "give up on a long road."
Original Japanese explanation

「千里の道も一歩から」は、どんなに遠い千里の道も、まず一歩を踏み出すことから始まるように、大きな目標も身近な小さな一歩の積み重ねから始まるという教えです。c2 の「遠い道は諦める」とは反対の意味です。

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