始はじめ良よければ終おわり良よし

expression

a good beginning makes a good ending

Proverb emphasizing that a strong start leads to a successful finish; often used to encourage careful preparation.

• 始はじめ良よければ終おわり良よしというから、最さい初しょの計けい画かくをしっかり立たてよう。

  They say a good beginning makes a good ending, so let's make a solid plan from the start.

• 何なに事ごとも始はじめ良よければ終おわり良よしだ。

  In everything, a good beginning makes a good ending.