He who begins many things, finishes but few

He who begins many things, finishes but few.

Prov. If you start a lot of projects, you will not have time and energy to complete them all. (Can be used to warn someone against starting too many projects.) Sarah's room is littered with sweaters and mittens she started to knit but never finished, a testament to the fact that she who begins many things, finishes but few.

See also: begin, but, few, finish, he, many, who

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sudarshan	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Lang	[læŋ]
AndrÉA	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Delphine	['delfi:n]
Armer	['a:mə]
Leofric	-	Anglo-Saxon