Kotowaza of the day: Why freedom is "hard work"

Japanese:

遠慮なければ近憂あり

Romanized:

Enryo nakereba kinyuu ari

Meaning of Japanese:

He who does not pause to consider what is distant (future consequences) shall find sorrow near at hand

English equivalents:

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Forewarned is forearmed
Look before you leap