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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Traditional Chinese千里之行,始於足下
Simplified Chinese千里之行,始于足下
Literal meaningA journey of a thousand Chinese miles ( li) starts beneath one's feet

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Dao De Jing ascribed to Laozi, [1] although it is also erroneously ascribed to his contemporary Confucius. [2] This saying teaches that even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point; something which begins with one first step.

The phrase is also translated as "A journey of a thousand miles begins from under the feet" [3] and "A thousand mile journey begins where one stands" [4]

References

  1. ^ "Lao Tzu". BBC World Service. Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Keyes, Ralph (2007). The quote verifier : who said what, where, and when. New York: St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 107. ISBN  978-1-4299-0617-3. OCLC  865093666At Internet Archive{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript ( link)
  3. ^ Laozi (2015-09-14). Dao De Jing: A Minimalist Translation (in Chinese). Translated by Linnell, Bruce R.
  4. ^ Dao De Jing. University of California Press. 2001-12-20. doi: 10.1525/9780520931213. ISBN  978-0-520-93121-3.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Traditional Chinese千里之行,始於足下
Simplified Chinese千里之行,始于足下
Literal meaningA journey of a thousand Chinese miles ( li) starts beneath one's feet

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Dao De Jing ascribed to Laozi, [1] although it is also erroneously ascribed to his contemporary Confucius. [2] This saying teaches that even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point; something which begins with one first step.

The phrase is also translated as "A journey of a thousand miles begins from under the feet" [3] and "A thousand mile journey begins where one stands" [4]

References

  1. ^ "Lao Tzu". BBC World Service. Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Keyes, Ralph (2007). The quote verifier : who said what, where, and when. New York: St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 107. ISBN  978-1-4299-0617-3. OCLC  865093666At Internet Archive{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript ( link)
  3. ^ Laozi (2015-09-14). Dao De Jing: A Minimalist Translation (in Chinese). Translated by Linnell, Bruce R.
  4. ^ Dao De Jing. University of California Press. 2001-12-20. doi: 10.1525/9780520931213. ISBN  978-0-520-93121-3.



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