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failure to prepare is preparing to fail

failure to prepare is preparing to fail proverb: failing to prepare will cause one to lose or fail.

Proverb

failure to prepare is preparing to fail

  1. Failing to prepare will cause one to lose or fail.

Forms of failure to prepare is preparing to fail

alternative formhe who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
alternative formby failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail

Origin of failure to prepare is preparing to fail

Generally ascribed to Benjamin Franklin, who wrote, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”.

Questions about failure to prepare is preparing to fail

What does failure to prepare is preparing to fail mean?
Failure to prepare is preparing to fail means failing to prepare will cause one to lose or fail.
What part of speech is failure to prepare is preparing to fail?
Failure to prepare is preparing to fail is a proverb.

Words near failure to prepare is preparing to fail in the dictionary

  1. failure drills
  2. failure is the best teacher
  3. failure rate
  4. failure rates
  5. failure to launch
  6. failure to prepare is preparing to fail
  7. failure to thrive
  8. failureless
  9. failureproof
  10. failures
  11. failures to launch

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