A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
[κακῆς <ἀπ'> ἀρχῆς γίγνεται τέλος κακόν]
Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Æolus [Αἴολος], frag. 32 (TGF)
(Source)
Nauck frag. 32. (Source (Greek)). Alternate translation:A bad ending comes from a bad beginning.
[tr. Collard & Cropp (2008)]