Beginning Proverbs


Sayings about beginnings

The beginning is the half of every action. ~ Greek Proverbs

Begin to weave and God will give the thread. ~ German Proverbs

When war begins the devil makes hell bigger. ~ Spanish Proverbs

It is better to begin in the evening than not at all. ~ English Proverbs

Even a ball of wool has a beginning. ~ Yiddish Proverbs

Patience begins with tears and ends with a smile. ~ Spanish Proverb

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning. ~ American Proverbs

Where Nature stops folly begins. ~ German Proverb

Who would make money must begin by spending it. ~ Italian Proverbs

Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny. ~ Traditional Proverb

When a man begins to reason, he ceases to feel. ~ French Proverb

To believe with certainty, we must begin by doubting. ~ Polish Proverbs

Charity begins at home. ~ Traditional Proverb

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ~ Chinese Proverb

Love is like war: you begin when you like and leave off when you can. ~ Spanish Proverb

The presence of the doctor is the beginning of the cure. ~ Traditional Proverb

A good bird begins chirping while in the egg. ~ Greek Proverb

He who begins and does not finish loves their pains. ~ Traditional Proverb

When you have children yourself, you begin to understand what you owe your parents. ~ Japanese Proverbs

The beginning of health is sleep. ~ Irish Proverbs

Idleness is the beginning of all sin. ~ German Proverb

Every beginning is weak. ~ Irish Proverb

Fire begins with sparks. ~ Ukrainian Proverbs

When two paupers get married it is the beginning of a generation of beggars. ~ Mexican Proverbs

He who begins too much accomplishes little. ~ German Proverb

When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black. ~ German Proverb

Life, like a fire, begins in smoke and ends in ashes. ~ Arabian Proverb

Wrath begins in madness and ends in repentance. ~ Arabian Proverb

He who begins a conversation, does not foresee the end. ~ Mauritanian Proverbs

A good beginning makes a good ending. ~ English Proverb

A rotting fish begins to stink at the head. ~ Italian Proverb

He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin. ~ English Proverb

When a habit begins to cost money, it’s called a hobby. ~ Jewish Proverbs

Every sickness begins in the stomach. ~ Yemeni Proverbs

Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold. ~ German Proverb

Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~ German Proverb

Better a mistake at the beginning than at the end. ~ Cameroonian Proverbs

The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation. ~ Latin Proverbs

When the hyena is gone, the dog begins to bark. ~ Ethiopian Proverbs

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~ Chinese Proverb

Even the highest towers begin at the ground. ~ Chinese Proverb

If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you. ~ African Proverb

If you wish to learn the highest truth, begin with the alphabet. ~ Japanese Proverb

Between the beginning and the end there is always middle. ~ Brazilian Proverbs

The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people. ~ Ghanaian Proverb

Everything is small at the beginning and then grows; except trouble, which is big at the beginning and still grows. ~ Arabian Proverb

He who never begins will never end. ~ Italian Proverb

Beginning is easy — to keep going is hard. ~ Japanese Proverb

A good meal ought to begin with hunger. ~ French Proverb

When you begin to understand the situation, you know you must have been ill-informed. ~ Indonesian Proverb

The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder. ~ Russian Proverb

The beginning of health is to know the disease. ~ Spanish Proverb

The first breath is the beginning of death. ~ Traditional Proverb

The fool is always beginning to live. ~ Traditional Proverb

It is better not to begin than, having begun, leave unfinished. ~ Czech Proverb

Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. ~ English Proverb

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. ~ Chinese Proverb

Shake hands at the beginning and at the end. ~ German Proverb

To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom. ~ German Proverb

Make your bargain before beginning to plow. ~ Traditional Proverb

From small beginnings come great things. ~ American Proverb

Sloth is the beginning of vice. ~ Dutch Proverb

He! He! He! You begin with the meal before the water is boiling! ~ South African Proverb

When the moon is full, it begins to wane. ~ Japanese Proverb

Stupidity begins with honesty. ~ Japanese Proverb

Boasting begins where wisdom stops. ~ Japanese Proverb

If a man from humble beginnings gets rich, he will carry his umbrella at midnight. ~ Indian Proverb

He who begins many things finishes but few. ~ Italian Proverb

He, who begins a conversation, does not foresee the end. ~ Mauritanian Proverb

As soon as man is born he begins to die. ~ Traditional Proverb

Who has a bad wife, his hell begins on earth. ~ Dutch Proverb

The beginning is the most important part of the work. ~ Plato

Every meeting is the beginning of a good-bye. ~ Japanese Proverb

When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing. ~ Traditional Proverb

When the ass is too happy he begins dancing on the ice. ~ Dutch Proverb

Eating and scratching want but a beginning. ~ Romanian Proverb

Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance. ~ Dutch Proverb

Quotations about Beginning

Saying about beginning

More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin. ~ Author Unknown

We have it in our power to begin the world over again. ~ Thomas Paine

While we deliberate about beginning, it is already too late to begin. ~ Quintilian

Beginnings are always messy. ~ John Galsworthy

The one thing worse than a not quitter is the person who is afraid to begin. ~ Author Unknown

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life. ~ George Eliot

Success comes to those who dare to begin. ~ Author Unknown

The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings. ~ Ralph Blum

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment. ~ Cesare Pavese

The birth of all things is weak and tender; and therefore we should have our eyes intent on beginnings. ~ Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Always begin anew with the day, just as nature does. It is one of the sensible things that nature does. ~ George E. Woodberry

The best way to get something done is to begin. ~ Author Unknown

The beginning is the most important part of the work. ~ Plato

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment. ~ Dorothea Brande

Every moment is a fresh beginning. ~ T. S. Eliot

Things are always at their best in the beginning. ~ Blaise Pascal

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. ~ Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster. ~ William Throsby Bridges

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. ~ William Faulkner

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. ~ Marcus T. Cicero

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin! ~ Horace Walpole

The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs. ~ Marie Anne du Deffand

Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful. ~ Prince

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~ Henry Ford

There is an old saying “well begun is half done”–’tis a bad one. I would use instead–Not begun at all ’til half done. ~ John Keats

Everything must have a beginning … and that beginning must be linked to something that went before. ~ Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. ~ David Viscott

To choose is also to begin. ~ Author Unknown

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. ~ Florence Nightingale

We will not know unless we begin. ~ Howard Zinn

The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is or has been is but the twilight of the dawn. ~ H.G. Wells

To begin, begin. ~ Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning. ~ Desmond Tutu

Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands for the whole. ~ Decimus Magnus Ausonius

It is hard to begin to move when you don’t know where you are moving, how to move, or if you are going to get there. ~ Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Each day is a new beginning. ~ Michael Duff Newton

Well begun is not only half done, but often fully cooked. ~ Austin O’Malley

Things are achieved when they are well begun. ~ George Eliot

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment. ~ Thomas Carlyle

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. ~ Louis L’Amour

Mighty things from small beginnings grow. ~ John Dryden

Remember tonight… for it is the beginning of always. ~ Author Unknown

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. ~ Henry Ford

The first beginnings are generally crude. ~ Edward Counsel

Each venture is a new beginning. ~ T. S. Eliot

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. ~ Euripides

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