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 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.]

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.

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.

The beginnings of all things are small.
[Lat., Omnium rerum principia parva sunt.]

The beginnings of all things are small.
[Lat., Omnium rerum principia parva sunt.]

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.

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

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.]

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.