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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
"Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well."— Mark Twain
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Meaning of this quote
The joke reverses familiar advice against procrastination and gives delay an absurdly respectable form. Its pleasure comes from recognizing the excuses people make, rather than offering a reliable plan for getting work done.
Key takeaway:
Recognize the humour in an excuse before relying on it.
Origin of the quote
TwainQuotes reproduces this exact version from an autographed card and records a related form in More Maxims of Mark (1927).
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe specialist collection supports Twain's use, but this review did not inspect the original card. The source does not prove he invented the wider joke about putting work off.
