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.

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.]

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

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 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.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

First things first, second things never.

First things first, second things never.