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.]

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 beginnest better than thou endest.
The last is inferior to the first.
[Lat., Coepisti melius quam read more

Thou beginnest better than thou endest.
The last is inferior to the first.
[Lat., Coepisti melius quam desinis. Ultima primis cedunt.]

At the earliest drawings of the fractal curve, few clues to the
underlying mathematical structure will be seen.

At the earliest drawings of the fractal curve, few clues to the
underlying mathematical structure will be seen.

The beginnings of all things are small.
[Lat., Omnium rerum principia parva sunt.]

The beginnings of all things are small.
[Lat., Omnium rerum principia parva sunt.]

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.

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.

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.]

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.