1. Opportunities will be useless if there is no thorough preparation in advance. —— Tocqueville

2. In the field of observation, opportunity only favors the prepared mind. ——Pasteur

3. God only gives freedom to those who love freedom and are ready to defend it. ——Dan Webster

4. Your will is ready, and your steps will be brisk. ——Herbart

5. A person will encounter many opportunities in his life, but opportunities only favor the prepared mind. ——Wang Xuan

6. Rather than looking at the fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and build a net. ——"Huainanzi·Shuo Lin Xun"

It means that if you stand by the water and want to catch fish, it is better to go home and build a net. It is a metaphor that only wishes without measures will do nothing good for things. Or it is a metaphor for only hoping for something without putting the hope into action.

7. Those who do not prepare for tomorrow will never have a future. ——Carnegie

8. Be prepared to fail to meet victory. This is an attitude that a person must have when facing gains and losses. If you only prepare for success but not for failure, it will be too late when you fail. ——Ban Aifu

9. The best way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate all your wisdom and enthusiasm to do today's work to perfection. This is the only way you can cope with the future. ——Bardeis

10. Before achieving blockbuster results, you must first make boring preparations——Vito Ai