January 29

Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.—ACTS xxiv, 25.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.—PROV. xxvii, 1.

Shun delays, they breed remorse;

Take thy time, while time is lent thee;

Creeping snails have weakest force;

Fly their fault, lest thou repent thee.

Good is best when soonest wrought,

Lingering labors come to nought.

SOUTHWELL.

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 an eternal scene.

EDWARD YOUNG.

To be always intending to lead a new life, but never to find time to set about it: this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day and night to another, till he is starved and destroyed. TILLOTSON.

Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls and the recruiting officer of hell. EDWARD IRVING.