Quotes about Preparation
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
— Samuel Johnson
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
— Samuel Johnson
Luck is good planning, carefully executed.
— Anonymous
B.I.B.L.E. = Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.
— Anonymous
If you go to heaven without being naturally qualified for it, you will not enjoy it there.
— George Bernard Shaw
If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
— Calvin Coolidge
Do not have your concert first and tune your instruments afterwards. Begin the day with God.
— Hudson Taylor
Today, well lived, will prepare me for both the pleasure and the pain of tomorrow.
— Anonymous
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
— Elbert Hubbard
When Ty Cobb got on first base he had an apparently nervous habit of kicking the bag. ... By kicking the bag hard enough Cobb could move it a full two inches closer to second base. He figured that this improved his chances for a steal, or for reaching second base safely on a hit.
— Norman Vincent Peale
I don't think we are ready to die, any of us, not without being escorted.
— JM Coetzee
The planting is reserved for those who come after us and have the foresight to bring seed. I only clear the ground for them. Clearing ground an piling stones is little enough, but it is better than sitting in idleness.
— JM Coetzee