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And, like everything with him, the beginning was small. That cannot too strongly be set down as the way of this phenomenally successful organizer. Most men would have to wait until a big beginning could be made, and so would most likely never make a beginning at all. But Conwell's way is to dream of future bigness, but be ready to begin at once, no matter how small or insignificant the beginning may appear to others.英文原著 · 《Acres of Diamonds》
It was not really a smile, he decided, but the beginning of one. And if that were the beginning, he would very much like to know what the whole smile would mean. The beginning hinted at things. It was as if she doubted the reality of the name he gave, and meant to conceal her doubt, or had heard something amusing about him, or wished to be friends with him, or was secretly timorous and trying to appear merely indifferent. Or perhaps----英文原著 · 《Cow-Country》
I hope the oldest in years sees that best. I hope he says, "I am just beginning. Just beginning to understand. Just beginning to know about life."
We are not going on south to old age, we are going on south to eternal youth. It is the one who stops who "ages rapidly." Each day brings us a larger vision. Infinity, Eternity, Omnipotence, Omniscience are all on south. We have left nothing behind but the husks. I would not trade this moment for all the years before it.英文原著 · 《The University of Hard Knocks》
For another, I dread beyond everything your beginning to do hack work for money. It is the beginning of decadence both in work and reputation for you. I know by my own and a thousand other people. Begin to write because it "is a lot of money" and you stop doing your best work. You make your work common and your prices will soon go down. George Lewes managed George Eliot wisely. He stopped her hack work. Kept her at writing novels and soon one each year brought her $40,000.英文原著 · 《Adventures and Letters》
But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!英文原著 · 《Awakening & Selected Short Stories》
In exactly three minutes Mr. Peter Ascham, of the eminent legal firm of Ascham and Pettilow, would have his punctual hand on the door-bell of the flat. It was a comfort to reflect that Ascham was so punctual--the suspense was beginning to make his host nervous. And the sound of the door-bell would be the beginning of the end--after that there'd be no going back, by God--no going back!英文原著 · 《Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton-Part 1》
It's been there since the beginning of this trial, and if you wanted to object to me, you would have had to have done it at the beginning of this trial.美剧 · 《Suits》
It's the beginning of the holiday season, and with all the potential Christmas cupcakes美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I didn't sell them because I didn't buy the whole "in it for the long haul" thing from the beginning.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Just imagine, at the end of your act - or in the beginning… - Or all the way through.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》