Think before acting

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Think before acting

To think through the consequences of one's actions before acting; to plan one's steps in advance.

("Similar to what the sages said: The beginning of thought is the end of action, and as the intention of wisdom in the creation of the world—the Torah... came before the world" - Rabbi Yehuda Halevi / The Kuzari, Third Essay, 73, 106, and also: "Go forth to greet the Sabbath, and let us go, for she is the source of blessing; from the beginning she was infused; the end of action is first in thought" - Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz / Lecha Dodi - Friday night prayer)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חָשַׁב לִפְנֵי מַעֲשֶׂה

Definition (Hebrew)

חָשַׁב עַל תּוֹצְאוֹת מַעֲשָׂיו בְּטֶרֶם פָּעַל. כִּלְכֵּל אֶת צְעָדָיו טֶרֶם הָעֲשִׂיָּיה.

("דּוֹמֶה לְמָה שֶׁאָמְרוּ הַחֲכָמִים:תְּחִלַּת הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה סוֹף הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, וְכַאֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה כַּוָּנַת הַחָכְמָה בִּבְרִיאַת הָעוֹלָם-הַתּוֹרָה...קֹדֶם הָעוֹלָם"- ר' יְהוּדָה הַלֵּוִי/ הַכּוּזָרִי, מַאֲמָר שְׁלִישִׁי,עג, 106, וְכֵן:"לִקְרַאת שַׁבָּת לְכוּ וְנֵלְכָה/ כִּי הִיא מְקוֹר הַבְּרָכָה/ מֵרֹאשׁ מִקֶּדֶם נְסוּכָה/ סוֹף מַעֲשֶׂה בְּמַחְשָׁבָה תְּחִלָּה"- ר' שְׁלֹמֹה אֶלְקַבֵּץ/ לְכָה דּוֹדִי- תְּפִלַּת לֵיל שַׁבָּת)

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