Gera pradžia – pusė darbo.
“A good beginning is half the work.”
Starting a task well makes the rest of it much easier to complete.
— Traditional Lithuania Wisdom, Lithuania
Source: Traditional Lithuania proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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