How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world!
To know what has to be done, then do it, comprises the whole philosophy of practical life.
If you want to do something, do it!
Something must happen!
Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.
Delay always breeds danger, and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
In putting off what one has to do, one runs the risk of never being able to do it.
Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin; it should make you jump up and do something.
Procrastination is opportunity's assassin.
To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards; they will be dissipated, lost and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence.
Why always, "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say, "not yet"?
We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap?
The keen spirit seizes the prompt occasion.
The hour is ripe, and yonder lies the way.
Delay not to seize the hour!
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
This one makes a net, this one stands and wishes. Would you like to make a bet which one gets the fishes?
If we really want to live, we'd better start at once to try.
