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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.
What's well begun, is half done.
[Lat., Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.]
What's well begun, is half done.
[Lat., Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.]
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 somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.
Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.
First things first, second things never.
First things first, second things never.
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
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.
