靡不有初，鲜克有终
mǐ​bù​yǒu​chū​xiǎn​kè​yǒu​zhōng

all have a beginning, but few have an end

  1. 靡 mǐ
    no
    (bound form) (literary) no; not; to not have; to lack
  2. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen
  4. 初 chū locativenoun
    beginning
    (bound form) the early part of a time period; at the start of a year, month, or season
  5. ， xiǎn
    non-Chinese
  6. 鲜 鮮 xiǎn adjectiveverb
    rare
    rare; few; seldom seen
  7. 克 kè
    to be able to
    (formal) To be able to or capable of (often used in the negative 不克 bù​kè)
  8. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen
  9. 终 終 zhōng adverbadjective
    end
    (bound form) end; finish; the final stage or conclusion of something, opposite of 始 shǐ