well begun is half done

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

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: fillimi i mbarë është gjysma e punës — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Chinese Mandarin: 好的開始是成功的一半 /好的开始是成功的一半 (hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yībàn) — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Danish: godt begyndt er halvt fuldendt — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Dutch: een goed begin is het halve werk — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Finnish: hyvin aloitettu on puoliksi tehty — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• German: frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Greek: η αρχή είναι το ήμισυ του παντός (i archí eínai to ímisy tou pantós) — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Hungarian: a jó kezdet fél siker — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Italian: chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Korean: 시작이 반이다 (sijagi banida) — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Polish: dobry początek to połowa roboty — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Portuguese: um bom começo é a metade — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour
• Russian: хоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло (xoróšeje načálo poldéla otkačálo) — much depends on the beginning of an endeavour