Explanation of beginning and end: There is a beginning and an end. Refers to being able to persist in doing things to the end. From: "The Analects of Confucius·Zizhang": "Those who have beginnings and deaths must be saints!" "Book of Wei·Yuan Fan's Biography": "I wish that heaven and earth will be created, with a beginning and an end, and I will beg for the bones of the ministers who are tired and sick." Good beginnings and good endings explain: Things have a good beginning and a good ending. Describes working seriously. Beginning and Ending Explanation: There is a beginning and an end. Refers to being able to persist in doing things to the end. From: "The Analects of Confucius·Zizhang": "Those who have beginnings and deaths must be saints!" "Book of Wei·Yuan Fan's Biography": "I wish that heaven and earth will be created, with a beginning and an end, and I will beg for the bones of the ministers who are tired and sick." Good beginnings and good endings explain: Doing things has a good beginning and a good ending. Describes working seriously.