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Laozi：A Journey of a Thousand Miles (Legge)
Laozi《Tao Te Ching》· Chapter 64 · Growth · Action
The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/216
Locator：Project Gutenberg #216, Chapter 64 · Verified：2026-10-19 · Verification：Public-domain translation
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Legge's translation of Laozi on great things beginning with a single step.
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James Legge's public-domain translation, chapter 64.
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Which step of your thousand-mile journey are you on now?
Legge 英译，公版；不是中文原文。
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