Who said "The road may be short, but you won't arrive unless you walk."?

Xunzi (c. 310-235 BC). Source: Xunzi, Self-Cultivation (ch. 2).

What is the original Chinese?

道雖邇，不行不至；事雖小，不爲不成。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

道雖邇，不行不至

The road may be short, but you won't arrive unless you walk.

Xunzi, Xunzi, Self-Cultivation (ch. 2)

What it means

Even a small task stays undone until someone does it. Knowing the way is not the same as going. Take the first step today.

The source

"The road may be short, but you won't arrive unless you walk." Xunzi said it in Xunzi, Self-Cultivation (ch. 2). Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"道雖邇，不行不至；事雖小，不爲不成。"

Original Chinese, Xunzi, Self-Cultivation (ch. 2). Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Xunzi (c. 310-235 BC). Confucian thinker who held that human nature has to be shaped by effort and learning. His essay Encouraging Learning is one of the great defenses of steady practice.

Questions

What does "The road may be short, but you won't arrive unless you walk." mean?: Even a small task stays undone until someone does it. Knowing the way is not the same as going. Take the first step today.
Who said "The road may be short, but you won't arrive unless you walk."?: Xunzi (c. 310-235 BC). Source: Xunzi, Self-Cultivation (ch. 2).
What is the original Chinese?: 道雖邇，不行不至；事雖小，不爲不成。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"The road may be short, but you won't arrive unless you walk." (Xunzi, Xunzi, Self-Cultivation (ch. 2), translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-road-may-be-short-but-you-wont