be sure to bring back an acorn
German translation: Aus einer kleinen Eichel wird ein grosser Baum.
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| 3 +1 | Aus einer kleinen Eichel wird ein grosser Baum. |
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| A forest is in an acorn |
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peer agreement (net): +1Aus einer kleinen Eichel wird ein grosser Baum. Explanation: müsste im "Wander" stehen, der auf meinem Mac leider nicht mehr läuft |
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33 mins peer agreement (net): +1 |
| Reference: Saying Reference information: "Great oaks from little acorns grow" is an old English saying - in other words (in your context) bring back an acorn and let it grow into something big. |
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| Reference: A forest is in an acorn Reference information: NATURE’S LABORATORY "A forest is in an acorn." -- Proverb The next time you see an acorn laying in your path, stop and examine it. Feel it’s heft in your palm, study it’s design and structure, run a finger along the circumference of its scruffy cap and its glassy casing. Indeed, locked away in that modest seed are the blueprints of an oak tree. Gather a handful, and you’re holding a potential grove. Gather a burlap sack’s worth, and you’re cradling a future forest. Given enough time, that one seed displayed in the hollow of your palm could grow to be a towering monument to the accomplishment of the humble seed. Source: See link below. Reference: http://www.atlantismagazine.com/bettelheim/columns/07%20May-... |
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