It is cheap generosity which promises the future in compensation for the present. J. A. Spender More Quotes by J. A. Spender More Quotes From J. A. Spender Hostility to youth is the worst vice of the middle-aged. J. A. Spender middle youth vices 'Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.' Under the influence of this pestilent morality, I am forever letting tomorrow's work slop into today's and doing painfully and nervously today what I could do quickly and easily tomorrow. J. A. Spender procrastination forever today Fear God, yes, but don't be afraid of Him. J. A. Spender fear-god All that the historians give us are little oases in the desert of time, and we linger fondly in these, forgetting the vast tracks between one and another that were trodden by the weary generations of men. J. A. Spender oasis track men We all denounce bores, but while we do so, let us remember that there is nobody who isn't a bore to somebody. J. A. Spender bores remember Always take out your watch when a child asks you the time. J. A. Spender asks watches children 'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.' Under the influence of this pestilent morality, I am forever letting tomorrow's work slop backwards into today's, and doing painfully and nervously today what I could do quickly and easily tomorrow. J. A. Spender
