εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)
infirmē: adv., v. infirmus.
īnfirmē¹⁵ (infirmus), sans vigueur, faiblement : Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 20, 21