Win first, lose last.
Meaning: Victory requires sustained effort; initial success means nothing without perseverance through hardship.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
More proverbs about Wisdom
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- Old young, and old long. — Youthful vigor paired with elderly wisdom creates the ideal lifespan of both vitality and…
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- Two heads are better than one — Collaboration and diverse perspectives lead to better solutions.
From our compliments & insults
- Bête comme ses pieds — Really not very bright.
- Avoir un poil dans la main — To be incurably lazy.
- Tête de linotte — A scatterbrain who can't hold a thought.