Existence precedes and rules essence.
- Jean-Paul SartreLiterature precedes genre.
- Rick MoodyThere is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened.
- Ahmad Shah MassoodThought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.
- Alane FaginOur philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational process and a factor for promoting peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding among peoples.
- Allen AbneyGenius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.
- Andrew NawojIdealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows.
- Anthony TangIn all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.
- Hugh Walpole