New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama

LiveMint's quote of the day by spiritual leader Dalai Lama uses a vivid, relatable metaphor to illustrate that scale does not dictate impact.

The core premise of the mosquito quote, that acute, focused persistence by an apparently insignificant player can completely unsettle a massive incumbent, is visible across modern civic, economic, and institutional systems:

The quote is one of the most widely misattributed quotes associated with the Dalai Lama on the internet. The saying is traditionally recognised as an African proverb.

The earliest known recorded usage in modern popular media came from the British entrepreneu...