Thread: every beginning is difficult

Is there in russian any saying related with the expression:: "every beginning is difficult"?

"Лиха беда начало"

Originally Posted by Suobig

"Лиха беда начало"

Actually that proverb is used in meaning "later it will be better" and used as a reply to whining of the beginner.

If you need a warning rather than encouragement, I can think about "Первый блин комом". "First time is always a fail."

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Actually that proverb is used in meaning "later it will be better"

Лиха бѣда начало! (иноск.) всякое начало трудно; стоитъ только начать, а тамъ пойдетъ.

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"Лиха беда начало"

What means the word Лиха?
The word беда means trouble. Correct?

Лиха is a feminine short form of an adjective "лихой" (archaic: evil, hard).

if I don't have enough courage to start a difficult job, I say to myself "Глаза боятся, а руки делают", and it really helps