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  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

  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 it has been found that to know the cause of a disease is a long step toward avoiding it.

From The Story of Germ Life by H. W. (Herbert William) Conn

"Forewarned is forearmed" is an old saying, and now I applied it to myself.

From True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place by Edward Stratemeyer

He made an effort to laugh in his turn: "Forewarned is forearmed," he said.

From 813 by Maurice Leblanc

Forewarned is forearmed; you would have known how to safeguard her.

From The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

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

Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.

From St. George for England by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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

From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac