ДОБРЫЙ СОВЕТ КО ВРЕМЕНИ ХОРОШ

Var.:Совет хорош вовремяCf:Advice after mischief is taken like medicine after death (Am.). Advice comes too late when a thing is done (Am.). Advice is handy only before trouble comes (Am.). Advice should precede the act (Am.,Br.). When a thing is done, advice comes too late (Br.). A word before is worth two after (Am.,Br.). A word before is worth two behind (Am.)