foresight is better than hindsight

foresight is better than hindsight

proverb It is better to anticipate and prevent future problems than to realize how they could have been avoided after the fact. If I were you, I would pay the extra $50 for full insurance coverage while you're traveling. You never know what might happen, and foresight is better than hindsight.
See also: better, hindsight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • an apple a day
  • apple a day
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
References in periodicals archive
As the saying goes, foresight is better than hindsight when it comes to decision-making.
What you "see" is what you get