a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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Definition of a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step in English English dictionary

even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point

Hyphenation

a jour·ney of a thou·sand Miles begins with a sin·gle step

Turkish pronunciation

ı cırni ıv ı thauzın maylz bîgînz wîdh ı sînggıl step

Pronunciation

/ə ˈʤərnē əv ə ˈᴛʜouzən ˈmīlz bəˈgənz wəᴛʜ ə ˈsəɴɢgəl ˈstep/ /ə ˈʤɜrniː əv ə ˈθaʊzən ˈmaɪlz bɪˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈstɛp/

Etymology

() From the quote by Chinese philosopher Confucius/Laozi (c 604-c 531 bc), founder of Taoism, 千里之行， 始於足下 cmn(cmn), 千里之行， 始于足下 cmn(cmn) (qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià).