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.

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 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.]

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

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.

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.]

First things first, second things never.

First things first, second things never.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one
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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.]

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.