best quotations about
Readiness |
and Preparation
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Quotations
 | Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. — Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher 22 likes |
 | You can call me mercenary, or call me madam, but, as I always tell my customers - just call me anytime! — Xaviera Hollander, 1943-, Dutch call girl & author 9 likes |
 | The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 6 likes |
 | Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do. — Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer 6 likes |
 | Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 6 likes |
| I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 5 likes |
 | He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. — Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet 5 likes |
 | Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 3 likes |
 | The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 2 likes |
 | Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue. |
 | Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. |
 | The world has no room for cowards. We must all be ready somehow to toil, to suffer, to die. |
 | The cup has to be left clean and empty for the divine liquor to be poured into it. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher |
 | Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order. |
 | The sword of justice has no sheath. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher |
 | My life so far has been a long series of things I wasn't ready for. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
 | My standpoint is armed neutrality. |
 | Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity. — Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976 |
Latin Quotes
 | If you want peace, prepare for war. Si vis pacem, para bellum. 188 likes |
| Ready-Willing-Potent Libens-Volens-Potens 52 likes |
 | Always ready. Semper paratus. — motto of the US Coast Guard 49 likes |
Quotes in Verse
 | We should be ready Every hour is our hour. — Yannis Ritsos, 1909-1990, Greek poet 6 likes |
 | The eyes of my soul are always open, always awake! — Dionysios Solomos, 1797-1857, Greek poet 4 likes |
 | Oh my soul, be prepared for the coming of the Stranger. Be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 2 likes |
 | The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. — Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet 1 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | I was thinking about how people seem to read the bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me—they’re cramming for their final exam. — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 13 likes |
Stupid Quotes
 | We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 4 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected. Η βιωτική τῃ παλαιστικᾑ ομοιοτέρα ήπερ τῃ ορχηστικᾑ κατά το προς τα εμπίπτοντα και ού προεγνωσμένα έτοιμος και απτώς εστάναι. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VII, 61 18 likes |
 | It will not always be summer, build barns. Ουκ αεί θέρος εσσείται, ποιείσθε καλιάς. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -503 3 likes |
Special Quotes
| Be Prepared! — Motto of the Boy Scouts 2 likes |
