Famous quotes containing the word delay:
“Face troubles from their birth, for tis too late to cure
When long delay has given the evil strength.
Haste then; postpone not to the coming hour: tomorrow
Hell be less ready whos not ready now.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
“I warn you, avoid this evil, and let his own care delay each, and let him not change the spot of his accustomed love.”
—Propertius Sextus (c. 5016 B.C.)
“Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion,
Scarce can endure delay of execution:
Wait, with impatient readiness, to seize my
Soul in a moment.”
—William Cowper (17311800)
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