← All quotes

Quote card: A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; a terrace nine storeys high rises from hodfuls of earth.

“A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; a terrace nine storeys high rises from hodfuls of earth.”

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, chapter 64 (D. C. Lau translation)

Big builds go up a hod at a time. So does a career.

Share it with someone who needs it today. The link shows this card as its picture.

Save the square card  ·  Upright, for stories  ·  10 second video

Ordinary links: no Facebook like widget, no tracking pixel. Nothing leaves this page unless you choose to send it.

← Previous quote Next quote →

See jobs with the pay on every advert