a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting pointEven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point.
» If you move a step, and you will be a dead man.
Якщо зробиш ще крок, ти покійник. — Alina
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1 sensesEven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point.
eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt mit dem ersten Schritt
путь в ты́сячу вёрст начина́ется с пе́рвого ша́гаputʹ v týsjaču vjorst načinájetsja s pérvovo šága
шлях у ти́сячу миль почина́ється з одного́ кро́куšljax u týsjaču mylʹ počynájetʹsja z odnohó króku
Examples
292 sentencesIf you move a step, and you will be a dead man.
Якщо зробиш ще крок, ти покійник. — Alina
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Подорож у тисячу лі починається з одного кроку. — Internecivus
ruПутешествие в тысячу ли начинается с одного шага. — al_ex_an_der
deEine tausend Meilen lange Reise beginnt mit einem einzigen Schritt. — raggione
Take a step back.
Зроби крок назад. — deniko
ruСделай шаг назад. — odexed
It's a very important step.
Це дуже важливий крок. — deniko
ruЭто очень важный шаг. — marafon
deEs ist ein sehr wichtiger Schritt. — dasbeispielholz
It's an important step.
Це важливий крок. — deniko
ruЭто важный шаг. — marafon
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Origin
Calque from Chinese 千里之行，始於足下 (qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià), quoted by the Chinese philoCalque from Chinese 千里之行，始於足下 (qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià), quoted by the Chinese philosopher Laozi in the Tao Te Ching. This quote is sometimes erroneously attributed to Laozi's contemporary, Confucius, or to the Japanese.
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