Firsts Quote by Ovid

Thou art beaten that thou mayest be better.

— John Bunyan

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the…

— Pythagoras

Everything that thou reprovest in another, thou must most carefully avoid in thyself. [Lat., Omnia quae vindicaris in altero, tibi ipsi vehementer fugienda sunt.]

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest ...

— William Shakespeare

“[T]he end cannot justify the means; but if there are no other means, and the end is necessary...”

— James Blish

Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to be good to-day.

— Marcus Aurelius

“Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest, Ride more than thou goest, Learn more than thou…

— William Shakespeare

“The end of a matter is better than its beginning”

— John Herrick

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

— Marcus Aurelius

“What begins at the water shall end there, and what ends there shall once more begin.”

— Anonymous

“And chiefly thou, O spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st. Thou from the…

— JOHN MILTON

“End of a matter is better than its beginning”

— Anonymous