Consequently, if anything is about to be, and yet its occurrence is not certain and necessary, how can anyone foreknow that it will occur?
"The Consolation of Philosophy"
Boethius
For he, when Themistocles once was saying that he thought the highest virtue of a general was to understand and foreknow the measures the enemy would take, replied, "This, indeed, Themistocles, is simply necessary, but the excellent thing in a general is to keep his hands from taking money."
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh
That through this passion also some angry fate smote her again, again, and yet again, making of her countless days a burden, and leading the power and the wisdom which knew all but could foreknow nothing, into abysses of anguish, suspense, and disappointment such as-Heaven be thanked!
"Ayesha The Further History of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed"
H. Rider Haggard