On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 15:02:25 +0100 (CET)
Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-devel <fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org>
wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Mar 2023, Mattias Gaertner via fpc-devel wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 14:10:28 +0100
> > Sven Barth via fpc-devel <fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org> wrote:
> >  
> >> [...]  
> >> > I can't remember the proverb that Florian used, but it
> >> > essentially boils down to very small changes, individually not
> >> > amounting to much, but which accumulate into a noticable
> >> > difference when in large numbers.   
> >> 
> >> It's a German proverb: "Mühsam ernährt sich das Eichhörnchen"  
> >
> > Maybe more like "Kleinvieh macht auch Mist" ?  
> 
> These proverbs come from the "German Farmer & gardeners
> association"'s yearly gift calendar ?

Although the German Farmers' Association has a saying in German
politics, the proverbs are much older.

Mattias
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