wàn / shì / qǐ / tóu / nán / dàn / zhǐ / yào / jiān / chí / hòu / miàn / jiù / huì / yuè / lái / yuè / shùn / lì

万事起头难，但只要坚持，后面就会越来越顺利。

The first step is the hardest, but if you persist, things will get smoother and smoother.