Quotes About Forethought

It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.

It pays to be prepared.

In Tibetan we say, "Build the dike before the water comes.

For once problems are recognized ahead of time, they can be easily cured; but if you wait for them to present themselves, the medicine will be too late, for the disease will have become incurable.

It's like the Boy Scouts' motto, be prepared. You've got to be ready when the moment is offered. If you're not, you can actually screw it up for life.

Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.

It's never too soon to worry. Worry spurs preparation.

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.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

We are never prepared for what we expect

He who has foresight has more than two eyes.

From a producing standpoint, I think prep is everything.

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

The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.

The Second Rule is that the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. It sounds a paradox, but kindness and good intentions can be an insidious path to destruction. Sometimes doing what seems right is wrong, and can cause harm. The only counter to it is knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding the First Rule. Even then, that is not always enough.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Sometimes journeys begin long before their first step is taken

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

First, you need to write down fifteen things you think the person will say to your ask. Second, you need to write fifteen things you will say to each of the fifteen responses you think you will receive. If you think this takes time, it sure does. Is it worth it? You bet.

Now, being prepared for almost anything, he was not by any means prepared for nothing...

Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent.