Anticipate Quote by George Washington

Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

— Norman Cousins

Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Wisdom is indispensable in the fulfillment of purpose".”

— Osiri Wisdom

Every disastrous accident alarms us, and sets us on enquiries concerning the principles whence it arose: Apprehensions spring up with regard to futurity: And…

— David Hume

Disaster mitigation... increases the self reliance of people who are at risk - in other words, it is empowering.

— Ian Davis

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough…

— Petra Nemcova

There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in…

— Robert Dale Owen

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

— Max Anders

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of things temporal.

— Saint Augustine

Wisdom can’t prevent the storm.

— Rich Wilkerson Jr

Sometimes, disaster can inspire ingenuity.

— Michael Arden