Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 194

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agniḥ stoko vardhate cājyasikto bījaṃ caikaṃ bahusāhasrameti /
kṣayodayau vipulau saṃniyamya tasmādalpaṃ nāvamanyeta vittam //

A small fire grows when sprinkled with clarified butter, and a single seed attains many thousands;
Keeping in mind great decrease and increase, one should therefore not despise small wealth.