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Quotes About Small Things


I love quotes. They inspire me. Sometimes they help me make sense of the world. I'll share some of my favorites (about small things) here:

  1. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is wasted.” - Aesop
  2. “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.” - Julia Carney
  3. “None of us is as smart as all of us.” - Ken Blanchard
  4. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Hellen Keller
  5. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” - Vincent Van Gogh
  6. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” - Mother Teresa

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