Procrastination is the thief of time.
Meaning: Delaying tasks gradually steals away your hours until nothing remains to complete them.
Origin: From Edward Young's long poem Night Thoughts (1742): "Procrastination is the thief of time; / Year after year it steals, till all are fled." The poem was hugely popular for a century, and this line outlived the rest of it.
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- He is a real friend who assists one in a pinch. — True friendship reveals itself through action during crisis, not comfort during calm.
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- Who will not save a penny, shall never have many. — Consistent small savings accumulate into substantial wealth through disciplined restraint.
From our idioms
- blow off steam — To express one's anger, usually noisily and harmlessly, thereby relieving one's tension.
- blue — Sad.
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