बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है
“Drop by drop, the pot fills up.”
Small, consistent efforts accumulate over time into something substantial.
— Traditional India Wisdom, India
Source: Traditional Hindi proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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