It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.
[Fr., Il n'y a que le premier obstacle read more

It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.
[Fr., Il n'y a que le premier obstacle qui coute a vaincre la
pudeur.]

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

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

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

First things first, second things never.

First things first, second things never.

A good beginning makes a good end.

A good beginning makes a good end.

It is the beginning of the end.
[Fr., C'est le commencement de al fin.]

It is the beginning of the end.
[Fr., C'est le commencement de al fin.]

A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle and an end.

A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle and an end.

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.]

It began of nothing and in nothing it ends.
[Lat., Et redit in nihilum quod fuit ante nihil.]

It began of nothing and in nothing it ends.
[Lat., Et redit in nihilum quod fuit ante nihil.]