great oaks from little acorns grow

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[great oaks from little acorns grow] As great oak trees grow from tiny acorns, so many great people or things grew from a small and unimportant beginning, so be patient. — A proverb.

* /Many great men were once poor, unimportant boys. Great oaks from little acorns grow./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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