A 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

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John Keats
English - Poet
October 31, 1795 - February 23, 1821

Well begun is half done.

Aristotle

What's well begun is half done.

Horace

Well begun is not only half done, but often fully cooked.

Austin O'Malley

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

Horace

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

Polybius

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

Horace Walpole

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

Horace

For my hustlers, here's some motivation: He who has begun is half done.

Nas

For, once begun, Your task is easy; half the work is done.

Horace

I journal for about half an hour, and by the time that's done, the business day on the East Coast has begun. The phone starts to ring, and the rest of the day is spent dealing with the business of writing. My workday is done at about 3:00.

Kate DiCamillo

A well begun is half ended.

A. C. Benson

A work well begun is half-ended.

Plato

Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done.