John Heywood Quotes

Look before you leap.

It pays to be prepared.

The dog that buried the bone which even a canine appetite could not manage, the squirrel that gathered nuts for a later feast, the bees that filled the comb with honey, the ants that laid up stores for a rainy day - these were among the first creators of civilization. It was they....who taught our ancestors the art of providing for tomorrow out of the surplus of today, or of preparing for winter in summer's time of plenty.

If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.

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

Education is the best provision for old age.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

Valor by itself may be respected but without wisdom and calculation it does not lead anywhere.

Foreknowledge is power.

I saw, though too late, the folly of beginning a work before we count the cost, and before we judge rightly of our own strength to go through with it.

Preparation is everything.

Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.

Quit while you're a head, that's what I say.

The wise man is seldom prudent.

Wise men say, and not without reason, that whosoever wished to foresee the future might consult the past.

Prevention is the daughter of intelligence.

It's always better to be wise than to be smart.

Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

A word to the wise is sufficient

We are not to judge thrift solely by the test of saving or spending. If one spends what he should prudently save, that certainly is to be deplored. But if one saves what he should prudently spend, that is not necessarily to be commended. A wise balance between the two is the desired end.