Matthew Henry Quotes

You have to really think about things before you do them.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

Think today and speak tomorrow

Look before you leap.

It is better to take time to consider before than to find time to repent after.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit. It is but common prudence to see the way out before we venture in.

Work all by counsel and you shall not rue.

I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.

Think hard before you begin, then enter the work.

I hope people will think very carefully about the future.

Forethought spares afterthought.

To think twice is quite enough.

I'm pretty good at thinking about everything - all of my consequences - before I make a decision, and I think about everything that's going to happen because of that decision. I'm a Libra, and I'm very strategic.

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

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

While I am impulsive in many areas of my life, marriage is not one of them.

Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea.

When in doubt, take more time.