Devibhagavatapurana 3.17.30

3.17.30

śaśako hanti śārdūlaṃ maśako vai tathā gajam |
sāhasaṃ muñca medhāvin kuru me vacanaṃ hitam ||

O king! You are very intelligent; consider that by, combinations of circumstances, a hair can kill a powerful tiger and a gnat can kill an elephant. Therefore dost thou forsake this rashness and hear my beneficent advice.