Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
Avoid procrastination; act promptly on tasks.
— Traditional United Kingdom Wisdom, United Kingdom
Source: Traditional English proverb, echoing sentiments in Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son (18th century)
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