English Explanatory Dictionary

well begun is half done

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.

Word forms

well begun is half done

Etymology

Traditional, via Ancient Greek; quoted by Aristotle in his Politics.

Related words

a good beginning makes a good ending
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