Quotes About Forethought

Every time you leave your house, you've got to be prepared for what might happen.

I am someone who looks to be prepared for everything.

Forethought and temperance are the virtues which produced thrift, and with thrift the economic progress of society. And those are the virtues which today are gravely compromised.

Ivan's going to die...that's why we follow him...We always follow the doomed ones. The ones who show us the way. The world will follow, no matter what. We just want them to accept that. Go with a little dignity, a little forethought.

Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

There must be two types of choices. Choices you make that seem harmless but can wind up lead to someone's father dying, like deciding to have one more cup of coffee that morning so you need to go out and buy more and then cross the street without looking and make an oncoming car swerve into a telephone pole to avoid hitting you. And the other kind, when you know what you're doing will lead to something either bad or good.

il valait mieux prévenir que guérir.

A prediction is but an explanation in advance.

Prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

Marriage, I have always held, is a serious affair, to be entered into only after long deliberation and forethought, and suitability of tastes and inclinations is the most important consideration.

The wise man does not commit himself. Is not that so?

I've always admired people who are over-prepared.

My business is to prevent the future.

It's better to be prepared for that which does not come, than unprepared for that which does

I'm always careful to even guess, at any juncture, about things before we do them.

One day's too far ahead to plan.

A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right-minded man without forethought or with reserve.

If you know what a man's doing, get in front of him; but if you want to guess what he's doing keep behind him.

The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have been accomplished by their wisest forethought.

Whatever you do, think of next morning's headlines.

Change takes time, forethought and knowledge, as well as an envisioned goal.

Learn how to think a few moves ahead at once. In life, if you can anticipate the human mind, you can anticipate all possible futures.

The artist has the master picture in his mind, before he begins to paint.