All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it
be finished in the first read more

All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it
be finished in the first 1,000 days, not in the life of this
Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.
But let us begin.

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

To have begun is to have done half the task; dare to be wise.

To have begun is to have done half the task; dare to be wise.

A good beginning makes a good end.

A good beginning makes a good end.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

Resist beginnings: it is too late to employ medicine when the
evil has grown strong by inveterate habit.
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Resist beginnings: it is too late to employ medicine when the
evil has grown strong by inveterate habit.
[Lat., Principiis obsta: sero medicina paratur,
Cum mala per longas convaluere moras.]

To show our simple skill,
That is the true beginning of our end.

To show our simple skill,
That is the true beginning of our end.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one
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The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one
on which depends the rest of our days.
[Fr., Le premier pas, mon fils, que l'on fait dans le monde,
Est celui dont depend le reste de nos jours.]