well begun is half done

Etymology
Traditional, via ; quoted by in his .

Proverb

 * 1) Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 好的開始是成功的一半
 * 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
 * Hungarian: a jó kezdet fél siker
 * Italian: chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Polish: dobry początek to połowa roboty
 * Portuguese: um bom começo é a metade
 * Russian: хоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло
 * Spanish: