Amelia Barr Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Better take counsel early than repent late.

Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.

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

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

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

Foreknowledge is power.

Is anything, in all respects, so influential as consideration? Does it not, by a kindly anticipation, create the divisions of the active life itself, in a manner rehearsing and arranging beforehand what has to be done?

It pays to be prepared.

I think it's important to know what you're going to do with the ball before it comes to you. So you're always thinking before hand and when the ball comes to you to can make the pass straight away.

Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.

The wise man guards against the future as if it were the present.

It's good tying the sack before it be full.

I am courageous at the decisive moment. But I need a good deal of start-up time, and I try to take as much as possible into consideration beforehand.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Precaution is better than cure.

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

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

In fair weather prepare for foul.