Plan Quotes

Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.

There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don’t know what it’s a plan for.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.

A stitch in time saves nine.

If you want to kick the tiger in his ass, you better have a plan for dealing with his teeth.

If the design comprises many parts, equally essential, and therefore not to be separated, the only time for caution is before we engage; the powers of the mind must be then impartially estimated, and it must be remembered, that not to complete the plan is not to have begun it; and that nothing is done, […]

If anyone counts upon one day ahead or even more, he does not think. For there can be no tomorrow until we have safely passed the day that is with us still.

A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.

Such is the pleasure of projecting that many content themselves with a succession of visionary schemes, and wear out their allotted time in the calm amusement of contriving what they never attempt or hope to execute.

What is politically defined as economic “planning” is the forcible superseding of other people’s plans by government officials.