quote · Words worth keeping
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Approximate author period: c. 1724 AD · early modern
From the source collection
Meaning
Putting off an action leads to time wasting. If something is necessary, it is best to act quickly to accomplish it.
This explanation comes from the collection, rather than a new Edsverb interpretation. See the attribution and source notes below.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Edward Young
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Approximate author period: c. 1724 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint
An author lifetime, approximate period or collection date is not necessarily the date when these words were first written or spoken. - Recorded source
- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
Night Thoughts. Night i. Line 393.
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.