Forethought is simple, afterthought manifold.
A state of things in which every day brings some new trouble is not the right one.
When people suffer by failing to look before them, nothing is commoner than trying to look out for some possible remedy.
The Hindoos of the Desert make a solemn vow to eat no fish.
To venture an opinion is like moving a piece at chess: it may be taken, but it forms the beginning of a game that is won.