The proper time to do the proper thing is before you have to do it.
If you’re properly prepared, you won’t easily be surprised.
Live so when death comes the mourners outnumber the cheering section.
A thing done right means less trouble tomorrow.
It makes sense to know where a road is leading before traveling on it.
Don’t be afraid to ask dumb questions—they’re easier to handle than dumb mistakes.
Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up.
Don’t try to grow an oak tree in a flowerpot.
If at first you don’t succeed, try looking in the wastebasket for directions.
At the end of the day, think how many goofs you could have avoided had you planned things better.
We can choose our actions, but we do not determine the consequences.