een goed begin is het halve werk

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally “a good beginning is half the work”, via Ancient Greek; quoted by Aristotle in his Politics.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ən ˈɣut bəˈɣɪn ɪs (ɦ)ət ˌɦɑl.və ˈʋɛrk/, /ən ˈɣut bəˈɣɪn ɪs (ɦ)ɛt ˌɦɑl.və ˈʋɛrk/

Proverb

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een goed begin is het halve werk

  1. well begun is half done, the first blow is half the battle (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour)