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Big things have small beginnings.
Big things have small beginnings.
The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs.
[Fr., La distance n'y fait rien; il read more
The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs.
[Fr., La distance n'y fait rien; il n'y a que le premier pas qui
coute.]
All glory comes from daring to begin.
All glory comes from daring to begin.
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.
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.]
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.
First things first, second things never.
First things first, second things never.
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.
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.
