great oaks from little acorns grow

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./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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