quotes 141 to 160

quotationsnumbers 141 – 160

  • Idleness is more an infirmity of the mind than of the body ~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  • The world belongs to the energetic ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • In life, as in chess, forethought wins ~ Charles Buxton

  • It is a bad plan that admits of no modification ~ Publius Syrus

  • The best plan is, as the common proverb has it, to profit by the folly of others ~ Pliny the Elder

  • Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised ~ Publius Syrus

  • The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly well ~ Sir William Osher

  • By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail ~ Benjamin Franklin

  • He who has begun, has half done. Dare to be wise; begin! ~ Horace

  • While we stop to think, we often miss an opportunity ~ Publius Syrus

  • In putting off what one has to do, one runs the risk of never being able to do it ~ Charles Baudelaire

  • The wise man does at once what the fool does finally ~ Baltasar Gracian

  • A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step ~ Chinese Proverb

  • Do noble things, do not dream them all day long ~ Charles Kingsley

  • Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week ~ Spanish Proverb

  • 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

  • By the streets of ‘By & By’ one arrives at the house of ‘Never’ ~ Cervantes

  • By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there’s no more future left for them ~ Sir Roger L’Estrange

  • Delay is always injurious to those who are prepared ~ Lucan

  • 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 :)   ……. enjoy

Links to other quote pages you might like:

Quotes 21 to 40

Quotes 1 to 20

Quotes 41 to 60

 
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