Quotes About Readiness

You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath

Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.

Success depends upon previous preparation.

People were always getting ready for tomorrow.

You aint ready for that.

I always had prepared, and I always knew I could do it.

After a short time, she was not very much interested in being good. Her soul was in quest of something, which was not just being good, and doing one's best. No, she wanted something else: something that was not her ready-made duty. Everything seemed to be merely a matter of social duty, and never of her self. They talked about her soul, but somehow never managed to rouse or implicate her soul. As yet her soul was not brought in at all.

All things are ready if the mind be so.

It is often dangerous to rush into battle without pausing for preparation or waiting for recruits.

When the materials are ready, the architects shall appear.

I've often cited the Buddhist proverb "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Although it is not always evident at the time, all of our experiences in this life, even those that are painful, have a true and necessary purpose in our soul's journey.

when the student is ready, the teachers will appear.

Cuando el alumno esté preparado aparecerá el maestro».

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.

Max took a bag of smoke and flash grenades, the .45 and shotgun Lee had left behind, an Uzi, two short tripod- and swivel-mounted guns with radio antennae, a bag of extra clips, and the bag of surveillance equipment. As an after-thought, he took out the tire iron and jammed it into the ammo bag.

I'm so excited, it's time to take out the trash! What should I wear?

I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.

It's not time to worry yet

It's not time to worry yet

Just because I said that's what I want doesn't mean that's what I want. I mean, that's what I want but that doesn't mean that I'm necessarily ready for it.

Turning points are not something we can fake through action. They come after long--often dark--periods of work and preparation. But when they do, it's as if all the energies of the universe coalesce and we know, deep within our hearts, we are ready to do whatever it takes to follow the soul's call.

Do not fight what you can see in front of you only, assume there is a battle to fight every where you face, so when you see the battle you won't be suprise

A good deal happens in a man's life that he isn't responsible for. Fortunate openings occur but it is safe to remember that such 'breaks' are occurring all the time, and other things being equal, the advantage goes to the man who is ready.