Quotes About Foresight

In the organization of any major sporting event or the planning of a building, long-term thinking is key.

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.

Wall Street's graveyards are filled with men who were right too soon.

Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.

Fools make researches and wise men exploit them.

No man sees far, most see no farther than their noses.

I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.

The woman's vision is deep-reaching, the man's far-reaching.

The wise man is seldom prudent.

Were there no men of vision, all who are blind would be dead.

As a man without forethought scarcely deserves the name of a man, so forethought without reflection is but a metaphorical phrase for the instinct of a beast.

If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.

A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his wealth.

Beware of the man who has no enemies.

The wise man must be wise before, not after, the event.

The world is waiting for men with vision - it is not interested in mere pictures.

Other men look up and down, left and right; but men like us are different. We are visionaries.

Men who think in lifetimes are of little use to statesmanship.

A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them.

Only a fool walks backwards into the future.

To be predictable is to become the hunted.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.