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"ref": "1980, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Lamb' (novel), (Chapter 1, at page 11 in the 1981 King Penguin paperback edition)",
"text": "\"There's not much money - if that's what you mean.\"\n\"Approximately.\"\n\"Once all the debts are paid there will be very little.\"\n\"Nevertheless. Every little helps. The Brothers are sorely in need of it this weather.\""
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"word": "many a mickle makes a muckle"
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{
"word": "take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves"
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{
"word": "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
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"word": "little and often fills the purse"
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"word": "every little bit helps"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "tota pedra fa paret"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "mange bække små gør en stor å"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "vähäkin auttaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "karttuisa on kansan käsi"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "sok kicsi sokra megy"
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "bailíonn brobh beart"
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"roman": "modeun jogeumanhan geoseun doumi doenda",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "모든 조그만한 것은 도움이 된다"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "wszystko pomaga"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "un grano no hace granero, pero ayuda al compañero"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "damlaya damlaya göl olur"
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"word": "many a mickle makes a muckle"
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"word": "take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves"
},
{
"word": "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
},
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},
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"word": "every little bit helps"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "tota pedra fa paret"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "mange bække små gør en stor å"
},
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "vähäkin auttaa"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "sok kicsi sokra megy"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "bailíonn brobh beart"
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"roman": "modeun jogeumanhan geoseun doumi doenda",
"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "모든 조그만한 것은 도움이 된다"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "wszystko pomaga"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "un grano no hace granero, pero ayuda al compañero"
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"sense": "even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal",
"word": "damlaya damlaya göl olur"
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