Quote #28
Procrastination is the thief of time.
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- Be wise today; 'tis madness to defer.
- At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent pur…
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- All men think all men mortal but themselves.
- Creation sleeps! 'Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause; An awful pause! prophetic of her end.
- He mourns the dead who lives as they desire.
- Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world.
- Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed: Who does the best his circumstance allows Does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.