Confucius Quotes

I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge till you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges on their imaginations miles and miles in advance of the procession.

Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.

It is better to anticipate than to react.

The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility.

We have to always look ahead enough moves to be well prepared, even for victory!

An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after-thought.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.

Light tomorrow with today!

Joseph Bazalgette created a sewer system which he originally sized for London's needs of the time - he then doubled it to anticipate the future beyond. These are the qualities that I admire.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.

Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something.

Neither man nor nation can prosper unless, in dealing with the present, thought is steadily taken for the future.

I always say that my job is not to think about today. My job is to look around the corner and feel and see what's coming, and then warn everybody else.

Planning means looking ahead.

We are never complacent. My job is to make us look 10 years out and be prepared.

Tomorrow always arrives. It is always different. And even the mightiest company is in trouble if it has not worked on the future. Being surprised by what happens is a risk that even the largest and richest company cannot afford, and even the smallest business need not run.

The future isn't something hidden in a corner.The future is something we build in the present.

The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future.

It is better to prepare and prevent than it is to repair and repent.

Foresight is not about predicting the future, it's about minimizing surprise.

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.

You can’t look too far ahead. Do that and you’ll lose sight of what you’re doing and stumble. I’m not saying you should focus solely on the details right in front of you, mind you. You’ve got to look ahead a bit or else you’ll bump into something. You’ve got to conform to the proper order and at the same time keep an eye out for what’s ahead. That’s critical, no matter what you’re doing.