No dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy.
“Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today.”
Avoid procrastination; act while you have the chance.
— Traditional Guatemala Wisdom, Guatemala
Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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