勿以善小而不為
wù​yǐ​shàn​xiǎo'ér​bù​wéi

do not fail to do good just because the deed is small

  • created reference approved 勿以善小而不为/勿以善小而不為 → 勿以恶小而为之/勿以惡小而為之 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勿以善小而不为 / 勿以善小而不為 wù​yǐ​shàn​xiǎo'ér​bù​wéi

    勿以恶小而为之 / 勿以惡小而為之 wù​yǐ'è​xiǎo'ér​wéi​zhī

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  • created sense approved 勿以善小而不为/勿以善小而不為 · wù​yǐ​shàn​xiǎo'ér​bù​wéi · do not fail to do good just because the deed is small — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勿以善小而不为 / 勿以善小而不為

    wù​yǐ​shàn​xiǎo'ér​bù​wéi

    do not fail to do good just because the deed is small

    (proverb) Do not neglect a good deed just because it seems minor; implies that every act of kindness is significant. Often paired with [[勿以恶小而为之|勿以惡小而為之|wu4 yi3 e4 xiao3 er2 wei2 zhi1]].

    勿 (literal) → 勿 · wù · do not 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · kindness 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to do

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