Old saying Quote by John Keats

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

Well begun is half done.

— Aristotle

What's well begun is half done.

— Horace

Begin: To have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains; Begin again on this and thou wilt finish all.

— Decimius Magnus Ausonius

A well begun is half ended.

— A. C. Benson

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

— Horace Walpole

A work well begun is half-ended.

— Plato

When the ancients said a work well begun was half done, they meant to impress the importance of always endeavoring to make a good…

— Polybius

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

— Marcus Aurelius

“A thing that has not been begun cannot be finished.”

— Basic Books

He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!

— Horace

“A poem isn't finished until it's heard.”

— Jade Foster