Little strokes fell great oaks.
Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758)
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758)
What it means
Big tasks fall to small, steady efforts. Franklin pairs it with dripping water wearing away stone. Keep swinging.
The source
"Little strokes fell great oaks." Benjamin Franklin said it in The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758). Written in English: Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing.
"little strokes fell great oaks."Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing), The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758). Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Printer, inventor and American founder who published Poor Richard's Almanack for 25 years. The Way to Wealth (1758) gathers its best sayings.
Questions
- What does "Little strokes fell great oaks." mean?
- Big tasks fall to small, steady efforts. Franklin pairs it with dripping water wearing away stone. Keep swinging.
- Who said "Little strokes fell great oaks."?
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Source: The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758).
- What is the original wording?
- little strokes fell great oaks (Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing)). Written in English: Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing.
- Is "Little strokes fell great oaks." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
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"Little strokes fell great oaks." (Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758), trans. Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing)). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/little-strokes-fell-great-oaks
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