хорошее начало полдела откачало
Russian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “a good beginning has pumped out half the job (already)”.
Pronunciation
editProverb
editхоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло • (xoróšeje načálo poldéla otkačálo)
- a good beginning makes a good ending (good beginnings promise a good end); well begun is half done (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour)