Mala sjekira veliki dub povali.
“A small axe fells a great oak.”
A modest tool or effort, applied well, can bring down something far larger.
— Traditional Serbia Wisdom, Serbia
Source: Traditional Serbia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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