Key idea: Effort
Meaning: this proverb recommends moving away the laziness beginning in the right way a work, inasmuch as, once the half of it is reached, the main difficulties are overtaken and the second half of the path, that leads to the completion of the task, is easier and faster that the first one. This proverb is commonly used by English speakers, and it has many synonyms such as All things have a beginning, Well begun is half done and The beginning is the hardest.