Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. Mark Twain
If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size? Sydney J. Harris
When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true. But it's not like you think. There was a guy, he had his own circus. His name was Carol Jacobs and he owned it. It was a small thing. Christopher Walken
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. Swedish Proverb
It's a small thing that outlives a man. Irish Proverb
How small a thing outlives a man. Cf. the Scottish: It is a small thing that does not outlive a man. Irish Proverb