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carrying away

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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Confucius

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. William Faulkner

Several particular maxims... are as powerful, although false, in carrying away belief, as those the most true. Blaise Pascal

A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. Jean Genet

Those who remove mountains begin by carrying away small stones. Chinese Proverb

The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones. Chinese Proverb

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