Favorite Quotations ~ Beginnings & Endings, 3

Square watercolor in Daily Celebrations style — delicate lei resting on the shoreline at dawn, symbol of beginnings and endings in harmony As Blaise Pascal once said, “The start of something is when it is most alive.” 💜

“All beginnings are somewhat strange; but we must have patience, and little by little, we shall find things, which at first were obscure, becoming clearer.” ~ Vincent De Paul

“Never lose an opportunity to use a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard seed germinates and roots itself.” ~ Florence Nightingale

“Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.” ~ James Stephens, Crock of Gold

“The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.” ~ Leon Trotsky

“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.” ~ Marie Beynon Ray

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” ~ Seneca

“To make an end is to make a beginning.” ~ T. S. Eliot

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” ~ Plato

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~ Lao Tzu

“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.” ~ Horace

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ~ T. S. Eliot

“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” ~ Jalaluddin Rumi

“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” ~ Johann von Goethe

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