How happy is the little stone That rambles in the road alone, And doesn't care about careers, And exigencies never fears; Whose coat of elemental brown A passing universe put on; And independent as the sun, Associates or glows alone, Fulfilling absolute decree In casual simplicity. Emily Dickinson
God grant that by my persevering labours I may bring a little stone to the frail and ill-assured edifice of our knowledge of those deep mysteries of Life and Death where all our intellects have so lamentably failed. Louis Pasteur
In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture. Stephen Gardiner
A little stone overturns a great cart. Italian Proverb
A little stone may upset a large cart. Danish Proverb
A little stone in the way overturns a great wain. Romanian Proverb