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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.
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.]
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.
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.
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.]
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.]
A good beginning makes a good end.
A good beginning makes a good end.
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.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
