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All glory comes from daring to begin.
All glory comes from daring to begin.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
Begin; to begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again
begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
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Begin; to begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again
begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
[Lat., Incipe; dimidium facti est coepisse. Supersit
Dimidium: rursum hoc incipe, et efficies.]
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after read more
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands
for the whole.
[Lat., Incipe quidquid read more
Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands
for the whole.
[Lat., Incipe quidquid agas: pro toto est prima operis pars.]
A good beginning makes a good end.
A good beginning makes a good end.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou beginnest better than thou endest.
The last is inferior to the first.
[Lat., Coepisti melius quam read more
Thou beginnest better than thou endest.
The last is inferior to the first.
[Lat., Coepisti melius quam desinis. Ultima primis cedunt.]
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill
one another if it is not read more
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill
one another if it is not done.