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To have too much forethought is the part of a wretch; to have too little is the part of a fool. — Lord David Cecil

Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moran or a lout, howeverm doesn't stop to think or reason. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself. — Aesop

I want you to know that farmers are not going to be secondary thoughts to a Bush administration. They will be in the forethought of our thinking. — George W. Bush

The present moment is ever the critical time. The future is merely for intelligent forethought. — Robert Barr

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application. — Daley Thompson

Worry is forethought gone to seed. — William George Jordan

Rashness in a leader causes failure; the sailor of a ship is calm, wise at the proper time. Yes, and forethought: this too is bravery. — Euripides

We anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly pleasures by delightful forethought of them. — John Tillotson

A wine cellar requires order, forethought and good taste,' the old man used to say. 'These are the virtues that made Britain great. — Ken Follett

Change takes time, forethought and knowledge, as well as an envisioned goal. — Obiora Embry

He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them. — Sun Tzu

Whoever fails to turn aside the ills of life by prudent forethought, must submit to fulfill the course of destiny. — Friedrich Schiller

A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve. — Salmon P. Chase

And there are those who talk, and without knowledge or forethought reveal a truth which they themselves do not understand. — Kahlil Gibran

In life, as in chess, forethought wins. — Charles Buxton

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

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

In perseverance, in self command, in forethought, in all virtues which conduce to success in life, the Scots have never been surpassed. — Thomas B. Macaulay

The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind, bravery is forethought. — Euripides

Do not tax your life with forethought of grief. — Wendell Berry

If they had given in to passion, throwing caution to the wind,they would have lost everything. — Anuradha Bhattacharyya

Treasures are not won by care and forethought
but by swift slaying and reckless attack. — Michael Moorcock

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow. — Confucius

Nothing is more imminent than the impossible ... what we must always foresee is the unforeseen. — Victor Hugo

Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader.
[Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.] — Tacitus

Avoid having to pump your brakes by keeping your flow on cruise control. — T.F. Hodge

And then, without forethought or warning, she loved him. — Kris Tualla

Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought. — Amanda Schull

He was too young to know that, in any novel with a reasonable amount of forethought, there were no coincidences. — John Irving

To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. — Octavia Butler

I almost wish I'd had the forethought to eat a tree myself. — Robin McKinley

Greeley knew no language but his, but of that, he possessed a most extraordinary mastery. An employee — Harold Holzer

The necessary fiddling about and moving things can be greatly facilitated by a bit of forethought. — Carroll Smith