Ambitious undertakings would be unwise, but attention to small matters brings progress. The image is of a person whose resources are meager, but who, through modesty and perseverance, rises to a position of prominence.
The key to success when the small dominates the large is to avoid pretentious ambitions and grandiose goals. The power of the small is served by slow and steady advancement, and succeeds through an honest awareness of its own limitations, without reservation.
