Beginning Quotes

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When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject… — Gautama Buddha
Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the nature of beginning… — Gautama Buddha
The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed. — Plato
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… — William Bridges
Who knows when the end is reached? Death may be the beginning of life. How do I know that love of life is not a… — Zhuangzi
I am thoroughly satisfied that smoking is detrimental to the intelligence of Australians who I notice now are beginning to look sickly, pale and intellectually… — Unknown Author
In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course of time find… — Xenophanes
In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The path of compassion leads to the development of insight. But it doesn't work to say, "Ready, set, go! Be compassionate!" Beginning any practice depends… — Sylvia Boorstein
So as you are beginning your day anchor yourself in the truth. Know that all is well. Extend this to your friends, colleagues and all… — Michael Beckwith
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. — Francis Drake
The Gods did not reveal, from the beginning, all things to us, but in the course of time through seeking we may learn & know… — Xenophanes
Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt. — Dalai Lama
The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms. — Socrates
Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end. — Zhuangzi
The thing I do at the beginning is a "voice journal," a free form doc that is the character speaking to me. I just work… — James Scott Bell
More and more people are beginning to feel that there must be another way of thinking, perceiving, and acting. And perhaps the beginning of another… — Gerald Jampolsky
The beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time… — Plato
The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it. — Abdullah ibn Mubarak
Conflict is the beginning of consciousness. — Mary Esther Harding

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