the first step is always the hardest in English

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        "The hardest part of a process is always the beginning; things get easier afterwards."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "alku aina hankalaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "il n’y a que le premier pas qui coûte"
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          "word": "porta itinerī longissima"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "word": "pierwsze koty za płoty"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "lixá bedá načálo",
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          "word": "лиха́ беда́ нача́ло"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "el primer paso es siempre el más difícil"
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          "word": "todo es ponerse"
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  "word": "the first step is always the hardest"
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      "word": "alku aina hankalaa"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "pierwsze koty za płoty"
    },
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      "word": "лиха́ беда́ нача́ло"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "el primer paso es siempre el más difícil"
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      "word": "todo es ponerse"
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"the first step is always the hardest" meaning in English

Proverb