“An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after-thought.”
Source: Dying Earth (1950-1984), Cugel's Saga (1983), Chapter 5, section 2, "The Bagful of Dreams"
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American mystery and speculative fiction writer 1916–2013Related quotes

“It is better to live ten years at a thousand [miles per hour] than a thousand years at a ten”
From the lyrics of his song Vida Louca, Vida (Life, Crazy Life)
“All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.”
Source: Fables

“Our faces were no more than ten inches apart but she was lightyears away from me.”
Source: Norwegian Wood
“And enigmatic smile is worth ten pages of dialog.”
Source: The Bridal Season

“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
Source: Howl's Moving Castle

“Ten thousand do not turn the scale against a single man of worth.”
in Eric Hoffer, Between the Devil and the Dragon (New York: 1982), p. 107