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  Those who know that something is coming are better prepared to face it than those who do not know.
• forewarned is forearmed
  forewarned is forearmed

  Knowledge in advance enables one to be prepared, as in Let me know when he's in town so I can take the phone off the hook—forewarned is forearmed. This expression originated as a Latin proverb, Praemonitus, praemunitus, which was translated into English by the early 1500s. It soon was put to broader use than its original military applications.

Forewarned is forearmed

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1. Those who know that something is coming are better prepared to face it than those who do not know.

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forewarned is forearmed Idioms  

1. Knowledge in advance enables one to be prepared, as in Let me know when he's in town so I can take the phone off the hook—forewarned is forearmed. This expression originated as a Latin proverb, Praemonitus, praemunitus, which was translated into English by the early 1500s. It soon was put to broader use than its original military applications.

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Forewarned is forearmed, unless you believe the rules of public propriety are only for others.

From Time Magazine Archive

Forewarned is forearmed, and Mary met quietly the buzz of inquiry that greeted her when she entered the rag-room.

From The Green Satin Gown by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

Not always, by any means; it depends greatly on the character of the man, "Forewarned is forearmed."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 by Various

Forewarned is forearmed in any soldier camp; and through his blabbing, the plan by which I had hoped to lull resentment and forestall suspicion was nipped in the bud.

From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Francis Lynde

He had been faithfully forewarned of his danger, and we say, "Forewarned is forearmed."

From Personal Friendships of Jesus by J. R. (James Russell) Miller

When it comes to tick-borne illness, forewarned is forearmed.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 7, 2022

The picture of aging and loss isn't pretty, but forewarned is forearmed.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017

It is, says Shimizu, a case of forewarned is forearmed.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2014

"Thank you, my friend; forewarned is forearmed," replied Thuillier, inwardly scoffing at Colleville.

From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac

Whereupon the King sent for Tom; but forewarned is forearmed, and knowing by bitter experience the danger of royal displeasure, Tom hid himself in an empty snail-shell, where he lay till he was nigh starved.

From English Fairy Tales by Arthur Rackham