Bunkers Quote by Andrew Lang

The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.

— Pythagoras

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing,…

— Aristotle

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing,…

— Aristotle

I am wise enough to know that there are some perils from which a man must flee.

— Faramir

Man is wise ... when he recognizes no greater enemy than himself.

— Marguerite de Navarre

During a wise man's whole life, his destiny holds his philosophy in a state of siege.

— Victor Hugo

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man realistically accepts failures as a…

— Wilferd Peterson

“Proverbs 22:3: “A wise man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.”

— Mike Foster

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.

— Louis L'Amour

It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk…

— Henry David Thoreau

There is no impossibility to him who stands prepared to conquer every hazard. The fearful are the failing.

— Sarah Josepha Hale

The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.

— Plato