Forewarned is forearmed

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This article is about the phrase "Praemonitus praemunitus"/"Forewarned is forearmed". For other uses, see Praemonitus praemunitus.

Praemonitus praemunitus (Latin), which translates as Forewarned is forearmed, is a phrase, Latin saying, an ancient proverb, and an adage.

• The following is a quote:

    From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman:
    "Forewarned is forearmed.
    Knowledge of imminent danger can prepare us to overcome it.
    The Latin version is 'Praemonitus, praemunitus'.
    The proverb has been traced to 'Treatises of Fistula' (c. 1425) by J. Arderne.
    In 1615, it was used by Cervantes in 'Don Quixote.'
    First attested in the United States in 'History of New Hampshire' (1685).
    The proverb is found in many forms:
    Forewarned, forearmed; Forewarned is quite often forearmed;
    To be forewarned is to be forearmed, etc."

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