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Little strokes fell great oaks.
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“Little strokes fell great oaks.”

Benjamin Franklin

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Poor Richard’s Almanack
Date
1730s–1750s
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Meaning of “Little strokes fell great oaks.”

Small repeated efforts can accomplish work that seems too large for a single burst of effort, making consistency itself a practical form of strength.

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Poor Richard’s Almanack; a compact maxim about cumulative effort.

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