Brewer's: First Stroke is Half the Battle

“Well begun is half done.” “A good lather is half the shave.”

“Incipe: dimidium facti est coepisse. (Ausonius.)”

“Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet.” (Horace.)

French:

Barbe bien savonné est à moitié faite. Heureux commencement est la moitié C' n'est que le premier pas qui coûte.

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