Living
Epigram XV. — From the Greek
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
The beginning is half the whole.
Begin: to have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains: begin again on this and thou wilt finish all.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XV. — From the Greek.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/218/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XV. — From the Greek.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/218/.
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