Miguel de Cervantes — To be prepared is half the victory.
To be prepared is half the victory.Miguel de Cervantes
Attributed to Miguel de Cervantes
Half — before anything has happened. Cervantes credits preparation with an enormous share of any outcome, and quietly reduces the role of the dramatic moment itself.
The English conversation that goes well tomorrow was mostly won in the quiet minutes you spent today, alone, with words nobody watched you learn.
Words that widen the world
Ready and equipped for something.
Synonyms: ready, equipped, primed
She walked in prepared and calm.
Success in a struggle or contest.
Synonyms: win, triumph, success
Half the victory came before the day began.
Common questions
It means thorough preparation accounts for much of any success, long before the decisive moment arrives.
A Spanish writer of the 16th–17th centuries, author of 'Don Quixote'.
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