Causes Quote by Vincent de Paul

Foresight is knowing when to shut your mouth before someone suggests it.

— Anonymous

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

— Chester W. Nimitz

Whilst large organisations need foresight, they are also notorious in their bias for short term thinking, sometimes rejecting or even suppressing foresight.

— Tom Graves

Foresight is better than hindsight, but insight is better than either one of them.

— Anonymous

Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects.

— John Ortberg

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind.

— Ovid

Lucky risk takers use hindsight to reinforce their feeling that their gut is very wise. Hindsight also reinforces others' trust in that individual's gut.

— Daniel Kahneman

Hindsight plays tricks on our minds.

— Jeremy Siegel

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one…

— W. H. Murray

A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A…

— James Allen

“Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich