A red-and-gold apple with a green leaf floats above an empty wicker basket against a warm yellow background.

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Thomas Jefferson

Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Delay is the enemy here, and the advice is refreshingly plain. If a task is within reach today, do it today. Tomorrow tends to bring its own list, so waiting only stacks more onto it.

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