Forewarned is forearmed

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

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

“Pay close attention, listen to our story. Because forewarned is forearmed.”

From Washington Post

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

From Scientific American

Daddy, rest his soul, had always said, “Forewarned is forearmed.”

From Literature

Forewarned is forearmed and all that.

From Slate

Pick your favorite cliché: Do as I say, not as I do; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; better safe than sorry; forewarned is forearmed.

From New York Times