Quotes About Procrastination

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

Delay always breeds danger, and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. ~ Miguel de Cervantes

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. ~ Mark Twain

Be doing always something, that the Devil catch thee not at leisure. ~ Thomas Fuller

Tomorrow, every Fault to be amended;
but that Tomorrow never comes. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Defer not till tomorrow to be wise,
Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise.
~ William Congreve

Indulge in procrastination, and in time you will come to this, that because a thing ought to be done, therefore you can't do it. ~ Charles Buxton

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

Be wise today! ' tis madness to defer;
Next day, the fatal precedent will plead;
Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life.
Procrastination is the the thief of time.
~ Thomas Addison

By the streets of "By and 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

Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. ~ Young

If you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over. ~ Thomas Jefferson.

Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. ~ Mark Twain