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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.
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.]
No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.
No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.
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 first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one
on which depends the rest read more
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.]
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.
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.
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.]
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.
