procrastination is the thief of time
- procrastination is the thief of time
1742 E. YOUNG Night Thoughts I. 18 Procrastination is the Thief of Time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled.
1850 DICKENS David Copperfield xii. Never do to-morrow what you can do to-day. Procrastination is the thief of time.
1935 O. NASH Primrose Path 100 Far from being the thief of Time, procrastination is the king of it.
2000 D. LINDSAY Cutting Edge of Barney Thomson xxi. 219 ‘Ach, well, ye know how it is,..an’ so I procrastinated, I must admit. I know what ye must be thinking, laddie..Procrastination is the thief of time, aye, isn’t that the truth.’
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Procrastination is the thief of time. — См. Мешканьем беды не избудешь … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
Thief of Time — infobox Discworld|id=26th novel – 5th Death story characters=Susan, Lu Tze, Jeremy Clockson, Lobsang Ludd locations=Ankh Morpork, Ramtops motifs=Wuxia and Martial arts films, Apocalypse, Momo, Matrix year=2001 publisher=Doubleday ISBNH=ISBN 0 385 … Wikipedia
Procrastination — Pro*cras ti*na tion, n. [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness. [1913 Webster] Procrastination is the thief of time. Young. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thief — 01. A [thief] broke into the museum, and stole a painting worth almost one million dollars. 02. Two young high school students have been arrested for car [theft] after being found in possession of a stolen mini van. 03. You have to be careful of… … Grammatical examples in English
thief — see set a thief to catch a thief hang a thief when he’s young, and he’ll no’ steal when he’s old there is honour among thieves the more laws, the more thieves and bandits little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape … Proverbs new dictionary
time — see there is a time and place for everything time and tide wait for no man time flies there is a time for everything time is a great healer time is money man fears … Proverbs new dictionary
procrastination — noun /pɹəʊ̆ˌkɹæstɪˈneɪʃə̆n/ The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals until all are fled … Wiktionary
procrastination — see procrastination is the thief of time … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Прокрастинация — (англ. Procrastination (задержка, откладывание), от лат. procrastinatus: pro (вместо, впереди) и crastinus (завтрашний)) понятие в психологии, обозначающее склонность к постоянному «откладыванию на потом» неприятных мыслей и дел.… … Википедия
