Divergent

"We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear." p.77

(R) It is hard to deal with something that you're not at least somewhat prepared for, but this is never a valid excuse to do nothing. The best thing you could do in a situation is the righ thing, the second best thing you could do is the wrong thing, but the worst thing you could ever do is nothing at all.