George Washington had no room in his life for procrastination:
I will mention a proverb to you which you will find worthy of attention all the days of your life; under any circumstances, or in any situation you may happen to be placed; and that is, to put nothing off ’till the Morrow, that you can do to day. The habit of postponing things is among the worst in the world; doing things in season is always beneficial; but out of season, it frequently happens that so far from being beneficial, that oftentimes, it proves a real injury. It was one of the sayings of the wise man you know, that there is a season for all things, and nothing is more true; apply it to any occurrence or transaction in life.
(Quoted from page 26 of In the Hands of a Good Providence: Religion in the Life of George Washington, by Mary V. Thompson. University of Virginia Press, 2008.)
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I will mention a proverb to you which you will find worthy of attention all the days of your life; under any circumstances, or in any situation you may happen to be placed; and that is, to put nothing off ’till the Morrow, that you can do to day. The habit of postponing things is among the worst in the world; doing things in season is always beneficial; but out of season, it frequently happens that so far from being beneficial, that oftentimes, it proves a real injury. It was one of the sayings of the wise man you know, that there is a season for all things, and nothing is more true; apply it to any occurrence or transaction in life.
(Quoted from page 26 of In the Hands of a Good Providence: Religion in the Life of George Washington, by Mary V. Thompson. University of Virginia Press, 2008.)
For a brief biography of George Washington, click here. For images of and relating to George Washington, click here. For a brief biography of Mary V. Thompson, click here.
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