Sayings about Planning & Preparations
When the will is ready the feet are light. ~ Traditional Proverb
If the time has passed, there is no point in preparing. ~ Yemeni Proverbs
If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree. ~ English Proverbs
He who hides his faults plans to make more. ~ Chinese Proverb
Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; but doing well is the wisest and best of all. ~ Persian Proverb
An accidental meeting is more pleasant than a planned one. ~ Chinese Proverb
The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today. ~ Chinese Proverb
The lazier a man is, the more he plans to do tomorrow. ~ Norwegian Proverbs
If you don’t have a plan for yourself, you’ll be part of someone else’s. ~ American Proverbs
Eat when the meal is ready, speak when the time is ripe. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees. ~ Congolese Proverb
Man has a thousand plans, heaven but one. ~ Chinese Proverb
The way you prepare the bed, so shall you sleep. ~ Yiddish Proverbs
Coincidence defeats a well-laid plan. ~ Filipino Proverb
If you are planning to travel where corn grows, you should take a sickle with you. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. ~ English Proverb
He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering. ~ French Proverb
Thirty-six plans of how to win the battle are not so good as one plan to withdraw from the fight. ~ Japanese Proverbs
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children. ~ Hebrew Proverb
If you wish for peace be ready for war. ~ Traditional Proverb
When one is prepared, difficulties do not come. ~ Traditional Proverb
One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as the one who is ready to die. ~ Italian Proverbs
It’s a bad plan that cannot be changed. ~ Italian Proverb
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~ English Proverbs
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.~ Chinese Proverb
Let the sword decide only after the plan has failed. ~ Arabian Proverb
Plan your life at New Year’s eve, your day at dawn. ~ Japanese Proverb
You must be fully prepared to lose a great deal in order to make a great deal. ~ Traditional Proverb
Last night I made a thousand plans, but this morning I went my old way. ~ Chinese Proverb
A thousand workers, a thousand plans. ~ Chinese Proverb
To make preparations does not spoil the trip. ~ Guinean Proverbs
Before you prepare to improve the world, look around your own house three times. ~ Chinese Proverb
Need teaches a plan. ~ Irish Proverbs
To win a war quickly takes long preparation. ~ Latin Proverbs
The camel and his driver — each has his own plan. ~ African Proverb
The day you are leaving is not the time to start your preparations. ~ Nigerian Proverb
It’s a bad plan that cannot be changed. ~ Italian Proverbs
Quotations about Plans and Planning
Plans are nothing; planning is everything. ~ Dwight D Eisenhower
Your life can’t go according to plan if you have no plan. ~ Author Unknown
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful. ~ William A.Ward
Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out. ~ Will Rogers
Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage ~ Zig Ziglar
Always be planning something. ~ John A. Schindler
It’s never too late to start planning for the future. ~ Author Unknown
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. ~ Napoleon Hill
A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week. ~ George S Patton
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification. ~ Syrus (Publilius Syrus)
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~ Jim Rohn
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. ~ George S Patton
If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough ~ Edward
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. ~ Napoleon Hill
God’s retirement plan is out of this world ~ Author Unknown
Failure is nature’s plan to prepare you for great responsibilities. ~ Napoleon Hill
Planning without action is futile, action without planning is fatal~ Author Unknown
A life that hasn’t a definite plan is likely to become driftwood. ~ David Sarnoff
Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. ~ Sir John Harvey
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. ~ Ambrose Bierce
Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow. ~ Ibn Gabirol
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. ~ Norman Vincent Peal
Failing to plan is planning to fail. ~ Alan Lakein
It’s not the plan that is important, it’s the planning. ~ Graeme Edwards
An intelligent plan is the first step to success. The man who plans knows where he is going, knows what progress he is making and has a pretty good idea when he will arrive.~ Basil S Walsh
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. ~ Alan Lakein