A small leak will Sink a great ship. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- There is no smoke without fire
- He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
- A cat in gloves catches no mice.
- The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it is broken at last.
- He that touches pitch shall be defiled.
- He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.
- Of a small spark a great fire.
- He that steals honey should beware of the Sting.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Little strokes fell great oaks.
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Small rain lays great dust.
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A little stone in the way overturns a great wain.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Parva necat morsu spatiosum vipera taurum.
A bull viper kills with a small bite.
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Plerumque res parvae maximas trahunt.
Usually the little things attract the biggest.
French
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Petite cause grands effets.
Small cause big effect.
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Il n'est si petit buisson qui ne porte son ombre.
There's no bush so small that it doesn't bear its shadow.
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Il ne faut qu'une étincelle pour allumer un grand feu.
It only takes a spark to light a big fire.
German
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Ein kleiner Stein im Wege wirft einen großen Wagen um.
A small stone in the path knocks over a large wagon.
Czech
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Z malých příčin velké následky.
Big consequences from small causes.
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I z malého mračna veliká bouřka bývá.
Even from a small cloud there is a great storm.
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Z malého oblaku velký déšť.
From a small cloud, a big rain.