ט֛וֹב אַחֲרִ֥ית דָּבָ֖ר מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ ט֥וֹב אֶֽרֶךְ־ר֖וּחַ מִגְּבַהּ־רֽוּחַ׃
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; And the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:8: and classical philosophical sources.