| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Small |
| | | A great gap may be filled with small stones. Gaelic. | 1 |
| A small bolt to the house is better than none at all. Danish. | 2 |
| A small cloud may hide both sun and moon. Danish. | 3 |
| A small coin in a big jar makes a great noise. Hebrew. | 4 |
| A small demerit extinguishes a long service. | 5 |
| A small hatchet fells a great oak. Portuguese. | 6 |
| A small hurt in the eye is a great one. | 7 |
| A small matter hurts one that is sore. | 8 |
| A small pack becomes a small pedler. | 9 |
| A small sore wants not a great plaster. | 10 |
| A small stone is large enough to prop up a large water jar. African. | 11 |
| A small sum may serve for a small reckoning. | 12 |
| Attention to small things is the economy of virtue. Chinese. | 13 |
| Small axes fell great trees. German. | 14 |
| Small brooks make the greatest noise. German. | 15 | | |
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