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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.
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; 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.]
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
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.]
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a read more
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
A good beginning makes a good end.
A good beginning makes a good end.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
First things first, second things never.
First things first, second things never.