“The smallest effort is not lost. Each wavelet on the ocean tost aids in the ebb-tide or the flow; each rain-drop makes some floweret blow; each struggle lessens human woe.”
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Mackay, C. (n.d.). The smallest effort is not lost. Each wavelet on the ocean tost aids in the ebb-tide or the flow; each rain-drop makes some floweret blow; each struggle lessens human woe. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5631-the-smallest-effort-is-not-lost-each-wavelet/
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Mackay, Charles. “The smallest effort is not lost. Each wavelet on the ocean tost aids in the ebb-tide or the flow; each rain-drop makes some floweret blow; each struggle lessens human woe.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5631-the-smallest-effort-is-not-lost-each-wavelet/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Mackay, Charles. “The smallest effort is not lost. Each wavelet on the ocean tost aids in the ebb-tide or the flow; each rain-drop makes some floweret blow; each struggle lessens human woe.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5631-the-smallest-effort-is-not-lost-each-wavelet/.