"塵も積もれば山となる" meaning in Japanese

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          "roman": "Yo ni “chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru” to iu kotowaza ga aru ga, waga “Kinsei Nihon Kokumin-shi” mo, masashiku kono tōri da.",
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