well begun is half done

English

Etymology

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

Proverb

well begun is half done

1. Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.

Related terms

• a good beginning makes a good ending

Translations

much depends on the beginning of an endeavour

• Albanian: fillimi i mbarë është gjysma e punës
• 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)

• Danish: godt begyndt er halvt fuldendt
• Dutch: een goed begin is het halve werk
• Finnish: hyvin aloitettu on puoliksi tehty
• German: frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen
• Greek: η αρχή είναι το ήμισυ του παντός (i archí eínai to ímisy tou pantós)
• Hungarian: a jó kezdet fél siker
• Italian: chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 시작이 반이다 (ko) (sijagi banida)
• Polish: dobry początek to połowa roboty
• Portuguese: um bom começo é a metade
• Russian: хоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло (xoróšeje načálo poldéla otkačálo)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can