Prevention Quotes

“Solve it before it happens. Order it before chaos emerges.”

“Meet the big while it is small.”

“Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved.”

“It is easier to stay out than get out.”

“The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty.”

“Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.”

“Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.”

“Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.”

“Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.”

“Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.”

“Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth and it happens every few minutes. The problem with groups who deal with rape is that they try to educate women about how to defend themselves. What really needs to be done is teaching men not to rape. Go to the source and start there.”

“If you can help a child, you don't have to spend years repairing an adult.”

“It's better to prepare than to repair.”

“Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.”

“This is why we feel that democracy's important: because democracy allows you to have small explosions and therefore avoid the bigger explosions.”

“The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.”

“Instead of being satisfied to alleviate suffering, we shall labor hard and continually to prevent it.”

“To anticipate and prevent disasterous contingencies would be the part of wisdom and patriotism.”

“It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.”

“Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.”

“I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”

“A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.”

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of bandages and adhesive tape.”

“Preventive war is a crime not easily committed by a country that retains any traces of democracy.”

“We know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one act of violence.”