Francis Drake Quote

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.


Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham, from off Cape Sagres, Portugal (17 May 1587)


There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.