προεπιβουλεύειν μᾶλλον ἢ ἀντεπιβουλεύειν

From LSJ

τῷ πυρὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ τεκμαιρόμενοι → judging of the road by the fire

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

anticipate a plot rather than meet it by counter-plots