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The beginning is the most important part of any work.Plato · Republic, Book II (377a)
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Make a small beginning
A new project rarely arrives with a complete map. These passages start with the value of beginning, then turn to small actions, patient progress, learning, and correction. Choose one manageable action before reading the next quote. A beginning might be a page written, a question asked, or a habit tried once. Return to this collection when the distance between your plans and your next step feels too large.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step beneath your feet.Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching, chapter 64
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Handle the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great while it is still small.Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching, chapter 63
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Whenever you pull the fish from the water, it is fresh — it is never too late to begin.Persian proverb
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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years
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Little strokes fell great oaks.Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard's Almanack, 1750
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No great thing comes into being suddenly, any more than a cluster of grapes or a fig. There must be time: let it flower first, then bear fruit, then ripen.Epictetus · Discourses 1.15
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It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.Epictetus · Discourses 2.17
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To make a mistake and not correct it — that is the real mistake.Confucius · Analects 15.30
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Drop by drop, a lake is made.Turkish proverb
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