Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill
one another if it is not read more

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill
one another if it is not done.

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.]

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

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

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.

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.]

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

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.]