Forethought Quotes - page 2

You who make [ idols], that they may be able to be worshipped, do worship; and you worship, not with the spirit of some worthless perfume, but with your own; nor at the expense of a beast's soul, but of your own. To them you immolate your ingenuity; to them you make your sweat a libation; to them you kindle the torch of your forethought. More are you to them than a priest, since it is by your means they have a priest; your diligence is their divinity. (Tertullian)
If we are born under a lucky star, it shows that we have earned the good fortune thereby Indicated, by forethought, kindness, and our other virtues expressed in previous lives, for we cannot have friends unless we are friendly ourselves. View quote
Max Heindel
There is a division of duties between the army and its generals. Eagerness for battle becomes the soldiers, but generals serve the cause by forethought, by counsel, by delay oftener than by temerity. As I promoted your victory to the utmost of my power by my sword and by my personal exertions, so now I must help you by prudence and by counsel, the qualities which belong peculiarly to a general. View quote
Tacitus
One day,' Orest said, looking at him comically, 'you will say something that is less than practical and sensible, something that is driven by no forethought and nothing but passion, and I will probably collapse with shock. View quote
Mercedes Lackey
He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them. View quote
Sun Tzu
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought. View quote
Thucydides
The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind, bravery is forethought. View quote
Euripides
The present moment is ever the critical time. The future is merely for intelligent forethought. View quote
Robert Barr (writer)