Webcentive Proverbs

Proverb from France

French

Petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nid.

“Little by little, the bird builds its nest.”

Meaning

Patient, steady effort gets big things done.

Source

Trésor de la langue française informatisé (CNRTL, CNRS), entry “nid”, marked Proverbe

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