De mica en mica s'omple la pica.
“Little by little, the basin gets filled.”
Small, steady contributions accumulate into something substantial over time.
— Traditional Andorra & Catalan Pyrenean Wisdom, Andorra
Source: Traditional Catalan proverb, shared regional heritage of Andorra, public-domain oral tradition
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