无以至千里

無以至千里
wúyǐzhìqiānlǐ
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 there is no way to travel a thousand li
  2. 2 without small steps one cannot reach a distant goal
  3. 3 from Xunzi: 'without tiny steps, no thousand-li journey'

Examples

Bù jī kuǐbù, wúyǐ zhì qiān lǐ — xuéxí bìxū yí bù yí bù lái.
Without small steps, a thousand li cannot be reached — learning must proceed step by step.
Chuàngyè yě yíyàng, wúyǐ zhì qiān lǐ, xūyào nàixīn jīlěi.
Starting a business is the same — you can't reach far without patient, small accumulations.

Stroke Order

zhì
qiān