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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.]
Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be read more
Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned; unicorns may go unrescued for a long time, but not forever; a happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story.
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.
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.
It's never over till it's over
It's never over till it's over
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.]
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.
A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking.
A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking.
Resist beginnings: it is too late to employ medicine when the
evil has grown strong by inveterate habit.
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Resist beginnings: it is too late to employ medicine when the
evil has grown strong by inveterate habit.
[Lat., Principiis obsta: sero medicina paratur,
Cum mala per longas convaluere moras.]