Well begun is half done
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More hopefully, Phillips took it to mean: "Well begun is half done."
From Time Magazine Archive
Well begun is half done, and tackling a thing confidently means almost surely that it will be accomplished.
From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
"Well begun is half done," retorted Pip sententiously, but he knew in his heart that she spoke with some truth.
From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Hay, Ian
Well begun is half done, and half the struggle for happiness is achieved if one's childhood years are made pleasant.
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Hughes, Rupert
"Well begun is half done" is an old saw, and for human conduct a great truth, but "Well thought is well done" is even greater, if not older.
From The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker by Lloyd, Alfred H.
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