English Proverb or Saying Quotes

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

For still I see that forethought spares afterthought and after-sorrow.

Forethought spares afterthought.

Work all by counsel and you shall not rue.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Precaution is better than cure.

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people.

When you're thirsty it's too late to think about digging a well.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

If you don't have reservations, you're a fool. You can't go blind into something.

By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution.

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

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.

Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

In fair weather prepare for foul.

You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.

Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.