hé​hǎi​bù​zé​xì​liú

greatness comes from accumulation

Senses

河海不择细流/ 河海不擇細流 hé​hǎi​bù​zé​xì​liú greatness comes from accumulation

rivers and seas do not reject small streams; used to describe how a great person or entity achieves greatness by accepting all people or things regardless of size or significance

References

synonym 土壤细流/土壤細流 河海不择细流/河海不擇細流