Who said "Even an ant's will can reach the sky."?

Japanese proverb. Source: Rigen ruishu: ichigo senkin (1906).

What is the original Japanese?

蟻も念力は天まで達く. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

Even an ant's will can reach the sky.

Japanese proverb, Rigen ruishu: ichigo senkin (1906)

The source

"Even an ant's will can reach the sky." This Japanese proverb is recorded in Rigen ruishu: ichigo senkin (1906). Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"蟻も念力は天まで達く"

Original Japanese, Rigen ruishu: ichigo senkin (1906). Japanese: Rigen ruishu: ichigo senkin (1906), NDL digital text.

Who said it

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Questions

Who said "Even an ant's will can reach the sky."?: Japanese proverb. Source: Rigen ruishu: ichigo senkin (1906).
What is the original Japanese?: 蟻も念力は天まで達く. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.