No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.

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.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

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.]

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.]

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should
be made.
[Lat., In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, read more

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should
be made.
[Lat., In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est
praeparatio diligens.]

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

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.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.