at first
(idiomatic) Initially; at the start.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Christopher Reeve
The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight. Natalie Clifford Barney
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it. W. C. Fields
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. Lebanese Proverb
Every cackling hen was an egg at first. Rwandan Proverb
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. English Proverb