 | Robert Adair - 1840 - 328 pages
...deferring the work of repentance till the future, defer it no longer. "Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1840 - 314 pages
...remains of thee ; 'Tis all tin in art, and all the proud shall be. lli: wise ii i|;. v, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. Obs. This is called the Aerate measure. In its simplest form it consists... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 pages
...le m&tpow arreler lamarchedu vaisseau. M FOLLY OF PROCRASTINATION. Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness (t) to defer : Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on , till wisdom is push'd but of (2) life. Procrastination is the thief of lime : Year after year it steals... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1841 - 608 pages
...hearts ; " stifle not the conviction which would bid you open unto them. ' Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer, Next day the fatal precedent will plead, Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life.' The example of Felix is a fearful one; tremblingly he said to Paul,... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...Baronettut," which, however, has been regarded as a mistake for " Banneretius." BE wise to day: 'tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life, Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...; Death then was welcome, yet life still is sweet. [Procrastination.] Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness ss and ignorance, if it be suffered to proceed, will reduce us to wisdom in pushed out of life. I Procrastination is the thief of time ; Tear after year it steals, till... | |
 | Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson - Alcohol - 1878 - 208 pages
...abstinence, indeed, the watchword of the poet was never more truthful : — ' Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; ' Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; ' Thus on till wisdom is push'd out of life, ' Procrastination is the thief of time.' This advice is clear enough... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1878 - 788 pages
...else We seek on earth!) 'tis never sought in vain. YOUNG: Night Thoughts. Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead : Thus on, till wisdom is push'cl out of life. YOUNG : Night Thoughts. Wisdom, though richer than Peruvian mines, And... | |
 | James Wolfendale - Bible - 1879 - 762 pages
...the saving of his house." " He that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise." Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer : Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. Ver. 4 — 11. Locusts. The head is exceedingly like that of a horse... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 636 pages
...Lorenzo, a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till... | |
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tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. 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... 
