"The eternal beginner begins eternally."

Translation: La eterna komencanto komencas eterne.

[Erinacino]

Tiu frazo estas pri mi.

[FredCapp]

Kaj, foje, mi.

[yateanieys]

Mi amas ĉi tiu frazon.

Article > noun > adjective > verb > adverb

[EranWhetst]

Is it just me, or is this sentence is reallyreallyreally weird?

[salivanto]

It's not weird. "Eterna komencanto" is a set phrase in Esperanto and means a person who comes to meetings or conventions but never gets any better.

[anu1217]

Nope, it just makes too much sense :).

[Cavman144]

I think it's pretty strange too...

[MrMatryoshka]

Duo... Please... With these mind blowing sentences...

[senesperulo]

I think there's a 'thing' in the Esperanto community about Eternal Beginners...

[ionasky]

Think?
Yep the 'eterne komencanto' is definitely a 'thing' in the wider community, though how you know if you are in danger of being one has yet to be fully explained

[Rippler]

This has got to be a quote from Saint Augustine or something.

[salivanto]

"Eterna komencanto" is a set phrase in Esperanto and means a person who comes to meetings or conventions but never gets any better.

[OmegaGmaster]

LOL! Esperanto has the funniest idioms; Edzperanto, volapukaĵo, krokodili, and more. Also this sentence reminded me of the word "bonantagulo," a word for someone who only learns basic Esperanto phrases.

[salivanto]

I wrote a song about a bontagulo. It's called "La Bontagulo" and we performed it at NASK this year.

[daviddempsay]

I was wondering if is was a translation of an ancient proverb.

[RandomCanadian12]

kia frazo!