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| A little of everything is nothing in the main. | 1 |
| A little pack serves a little pedler. French. | 2 |
| A little said is soon amended. Dr. Johnson. | 3 |
| A little snow tumbled about soon becomes a mountain. Shakespeare. | 4 |
| A little stone may upset a large cart. Italian, Danish. | 5 |
| A little stream may quench thirst as well as a great one. | 6 |
| A little stream will drive a light mill. | 7 |
A pebble in the streamlet scant,
Has turned the course of many a river.
A dewdrop on the baby plant
Has bent the royal oak forever. | 8 |
| At a little fountain one drinks at his ease. French. | 9 |
| Attention to little things render it impossible to do anything great. Plutarch. | 10 |
| Enjoy the little you have while the fool is hunting for more. Spanish. | 11 |
| From little things men go on to great. Dutch. | 12 |
| He that contemns little things shall perish little by little. | 13 |
| He that despises little things is not worthy of the great. Dutch. | 14 |
| He that has little is the less dirty. | 15 |
| He who neglects the little loses the greater. Latin. | 16 |
| If you add little to little repeatedly it will become much. Hesiod. | 17 |
| It is better to have a little than nothing. Dr. Johnson. | 18 |
| Let him accept our little for much. Turkish. | 19 |
| Little and often fills the purse. German. | 20 |
| Little and often is better than much and seldom. German. | 21 |
| Little and often makes a heap in time. German. | 22 |
| Little brooks make great rivers. French. | 23 |
Little by little he got to be rich,
By saving of candle ends and sich. Saxe. | 24 |
| Little by little one goes far. Spanish. | 25 |
| Little chips kindle the fire and big logs sustain it. Portuguese. | 26 |
| Little drops produce the shower. Latin. | 27 |
| Little things are great to little men. Goldsmith. | 28 |
| Many little rivulets make a great river. Danish. | 29 |
| Many littles make a mickle. Dutch. | 30 |
| Of a little take a little and leave a little. | 31 |
| That little which is good fills the trencher. | 32 |
| The little cannot be great unless he devour many. | 33 |
| There could be no great ones were there no little ones. | 34 |
| Though you have but little be thankful to God. Sri Lankan. | 35 |
| Use the little to get the big. | 36 |
| Who heeds not little things, will be troubled about lesser ones. German. | 37 |
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