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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.
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.
All glory comes from daring to begin.
All glory comes from daring to begin.
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.
With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.
With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.
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.
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.]
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.
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.