German Proverb Quotes

Sometimes it is better to delay.

Procrastinate now, don't put it off.

To delay action until there Is one hundred percent certainty Is always to postpone political action forever.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

If I don't get you now, I'll get you later.

Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.

It is better to start doing what one has to late than not at all.

Patience is also a form of action.

A little too late, is much too late.

Don't be so foolish as to ask for more time: calamities will not wait.

Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

Time drinketh up the essence of every great and noble action which ought to be performed, and which is delayed in the execution.

This can has been kicked down the road for 60 years. Enough is enough!!!

If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives.

The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen.

If you wait until you are ready, it is almost certainly too late.

He that staies does the businesse.

For he who can wait, everything comes in time.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

… failure is a very condition of his life; one can never dream of eliminating it without immediately dreaming of death. This does not mean that one should consent to failure, but rather one must consent to struggle against it without respite.

A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.

If you are waiting for this thing that might happen tomorrow, it probably will never happen. You need to activate it now! No one else is going to do it for you, and ten years are going to go by before you even know it.