numbers 141 – 160
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Idleness is more an infirmity of the mind than of the body ~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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The world belongs to the energetic ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In life, as in chess, forethought wins ~ Charles Buxton
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It is a bad plan that admits of no modification ~ Publius Syrus
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The best plan is, as the common proverb has it, to profit by the folly of others ~ Pliny the Elder
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Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised ~ Publius Syrus
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The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly well ~ Sir William Osher
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By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail ~ Benjamin Franklin
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He who has begun, has half done. Dare to be wise; begin! ~ Horace
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While we stop to think, we often miss an opportunity ~ Publius Syrus
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In putting off what one has to do, one runs the risk of never being able to do it ~ Charles Baudelaire
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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally ~ Baltasar Gracian
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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step ~ Chinese Proverb
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Do noble things, do not dream them all day long ~ Charles Kingsley
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week ~ Spanish Proverb
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If you delay till tomorrow what ought to be done today, you overcharge the morrow with a burden which belongs not to it. You load the wheels of time, and prevent it from carrying you along smoothly ~ Hugh Blair
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By the streets of ‘By & By’ one arrives at the house of ‘Never’ ~ Cervantes
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By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there’s no more future left for them ~ Sir Roger L’Estrange
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Delay is always injurious to those who are prepared ~ Lucan
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If you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over ~ Thomas Jefferson
The above quotes are from a large collection which I have accumulated over the years; they are in no particular order. I trust some will resonate with you and that you gain from them, as I have
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