A drop of water can converge together to become an ocean.
A seed can be harvested to become a storehouse of grains.
A sentence can be spread for thousands of years.
A heart can contain inexhaustible treasures.

Not bragging about good deeds accumulates merits,
as streams flow into the sea.
Not mending minor flaws leads to failure,
as a stone is worn away day by day, unnoticed.^*

A small vajra can topple Mt. Sumeru.
A small spark can start a forest fire.
A small virus can harm the human body.
A small repentance can stop a torrent of unwholesome deeds.^*

One little smile gives boundless joy.
One little word does boundless good.
One little tale gives boundless inspiration.
One little action brings boundless good causes and conditions.^*

── from Fo Guang Cai Gen Tan
(Roots of Wisdom;
*The Everlasting Light)