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.]

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.

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.]

All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it
be finished in the first read more

All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it
be finished in the first 1,000 days, not in the life of this
Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.
But let us begin.

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.]

It is the beginning of the end.
[Fr., C'est le commencement de al fin.]

It is the beginning of the end.
[Fr., C'est le commencement de al fin.]

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.]

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.]

First things first, second things never.

First things first, second things never.