If a man does not accumulate steps, he cannot reach a thousand li.
Confucian philosopher
If a man does not accumulate steps, he cannot reach a thousand li.
Confucian philosopher
Xunzi, Chapter 1, 'Exhortation to Learning'
c. 3rd century BCE
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