Readiness Proverbs

Sayings about Readiness

He who stands by his point of view, must be ready to suffer hunger.~ Yiddish Proverb

By day they’re ready to divorce, by night they’re ready for bed. ~ Yiddish Proverbs

A hand that is ready to hit, may cause you great trouble. ~ New Zealander Proverb

One with the courage to laugh is the master of the world almost as much as the man who is ready to die. ~ Italian Proverbs

Whoever writes a book, should be ready to accept criticism.~ Iraqi Proverbs

Be in readiness for favorable winds. ~ Chinese Proverb

When the cage is ready the bird is flown. ~ French Proverb

Get the coffin ready and watch the man mend. ~ Chinese Proverb

If you wish for peace be ready for war.~ Traditional Proverb

Eat when the meal is ready, speak when the time is ripe. ~ Ethiopian Proverbs

Quotations about Readiness

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come. ~ Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.~ Wayne Dyer Quotes

There is no such thing as luck. It’s a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Great things were going to happen in my life, and I had to do my part by preparing myself and being ready. ~ Ben Carson

Amen is not the end of a prayer, it just gets us ready to go to the next level. ~ Gary Busey

Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.~ William Blake

I’ve never been ready to do a single thing I’ve ever done in my life. I haven’t been prepared enough, haven’t studied enough, haven’t known enough. You can never be ready. There’s just so much to know. ~ Lyle Lovett

All things are ready, if our mind be so. ~ William Shakespeare Quotes

We cannot put off living until we are ready. ~ Jose Ortega y Gasset

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. ~ G. M. Trevelyan

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ~ Winston Churchill Quotes

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it. ~ Larry Bird

Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue. ~ Cesare Pavese

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. ~ Bashar al-Assad

I learned that, before you reach an objective, you must be ready with a new one, and you must start to communicate it to the organization. But it is not the goal itself that is important.~ Jan Carlzon

You can’t push anyone up the ladder unless he is ready to climb himself. ~ Andrew Carnegie

When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing.~ Bo Schembechler

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.~ Edward Abbey

Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary. ~ Malcolm X

If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started. ~ Drew Houston

institution, but I’m not ready for an institution. ~ Mae West

You have to always be ready, always be alive, and always be willing to move in a new direction. ~ Kevin Spacey

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions.~ Denis Waitley

If you’re not ready the moment things happen, then you’re irrelevant, you might as well not go. ~ James F. Amos

Let them do good, and be rich in well-doing. Be ready to give generously and share with others.~ Bible

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

God always provides what we need, but we must be ready to open our eyes and see it.~ Midrash

Being prepared is about anticipating what comes next and getting ready for it. If there is a barrier to the next step or some action that needs to happen, it’s you who has to make sure it does. ~ Tony Rea

No matter what the work you are doing, be always ready to drop it. And plan it, so as to be able to leave it. ~ Leo Tolstoy

Some say opportunity knocks only once, That is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.~ Louis L’Amour

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring. ~ Lennox Lewis

If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you’ll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.~ Author Unknown

I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt.~ Scotty Bowman

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.~ Marcus Aurelius

Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you.~ Bible

Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.~ Roy D. Chapin Jr.

Be ready for when your time comes, you will have that window of opportunity, so seize the moment and capitalise on it. ~ Anthony Anderson

The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise. ~ Andrei Tarkovsky

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.~ William James

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

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.~ Benjamin Disraeli

A man should ever be ready booted to take his journey.~ Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

You had better be ready to change your mind when needed, or your mind will change you.~ Henry B. Wilson

Talent alone won’t make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: ‘Are your ready?’ ~ Johnny Carson

Being prepared is the best way to avoid panic. Being ready for anything will help you to stay calm, sum up the situation quickly, and proceed with more efficient, capable action. ~ Nadine Saubers & John Drehobl

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. ~ Henry Ford Quotes