The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

To move forward, you must first take a step

To move forward, one must take the first step

Moving forward requires that one first take a step.

Moving forward first requires a step to be taken.

Progress first requires a step to be taken.

First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.

Look at a cloud and it may seem very still. Look at it a few minutes later and it could have transformed into a totally different shape without you even noticing. When it may seem that you are standing still, quite the contrary, you are actually transforming every second. Next time you gaze at the clouds, remember you are moving right along with them.