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a good beginning makes a good ending
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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Proverb
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a
good
beginning
makes
a
good
ending
Start off
on a good
note
to
reap
the
benefits
at the end.
Related terms
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]
well begun is half done
Translations
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good beginnings promise a good end
Chinese:
Mandarin:
一
個
良好
的
開端
是
成功
的
一半
/
一
个
良好
的
开端
是
成功
的
一半
(
yī gè liánghǎo de kāiduān shì chénggōng de yībàn
)
Finnish:
alku hyvin, loppu hyvin
French:
bien commencer amène à bien terminer
Italian:
chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera
Japanese:
始め良ければ終わり良し
(
hajime yokereba owari yoshi
)
Korean:
시작이 반이다.
(
sijagi banida.
)
Persian:
خشت اول چون نهد معمار کج تا ثریا میرود دیوار کج
Romanian:
ziua bună se cunoaște de dimineață
Russian:
хоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло
(
xoróšeje načálo poldéla otkačálo
)
Spanish:
lo que bien empieza bien acaba
,
quien bien empieza bien acaba
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