enough light things can break an axle—minor offences unchecked may bring disaster
? 臣聞積羽沉舟，～，眾口鑠金，故愿大王之熟計(jì)之也。(《戰(zhàn)國(guó)策·魏策》一) I’ve heard that minor offences unchecked may bring disaster as enough feathers can sink a boat and enough light things can break an axle and that public clamour can confoundright and wrong. Therefore I wish Your Exellency will think it over.
群輕折軸qun qing zhe zhou
a load of many light things can break the axle of cart—minor offences unchecked may bring disaster
群輕折軸qún qīnɡ zhé zhóu
指一大堆不重的東西也能折斷車(chē)軸。比喻事情雖小，發(fā)展下去也能產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重后果。A combination of insignificant efforts can work miracles. That was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.