The Patna Dharmapada 227

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paṭikacceva taṃ kayirā yaṃ ñāyyā hitam āttano |
na śākaṭikamanti ssa mantaṃ dhīro parākrame ||

110
One should do in advance that which one knows to be one's own benefit;
a steadfast person should not proceed sluggishly like the plan of a cart driver.