Yú zhě àn yú chéngshì; zhìzhě jiàn yú wèi méng.

愚者闇於成事, 智者見於未萌。

Lit [A] foolish person [remains in the] dark about what [has already] happened, [while an] intelligent person [can] predict what will happen before something happens.

Fig A fool is always in the dark, while a clever person can see things coming.

Note [Note: wèi méng, (lit) “not yet budded out,” (fig) “things to come.”]

Topics CLEVERNESS FOOLS FUTURE INTELLIGENCE PREDICTIONS wèi_méng