Why should we defer our joys?
Why should we defer our joys?
I expect to pass through this world but once any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the boot-maker.
Man is never less sincere than when he asks, or offers, advice. When he asks it, he seems to defer to the wisdom of his friend, but really he seeks approval of his own opinion, and to make his friend responsible with him for his actions. When he offers advice, he seems to repay the confidence of his inquirer with disinterested zeal, while really seeking to bolster his own advantage or reputation.
I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation so they would have an incentive to buy now rather than defer. I would also give to the states $40 billion of relief.
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing I can do, or any kindness that I can show any human being, let me do it now and not defer it. For I shall not pass this way again.
Be wise to-day 't is madness to defer.
Mr. Webster's reply to the invitation of his friends, who had been refused the use of Faneuil Hall by the Mayor and Aldermen of Boston. I shall defer my visit to Faneuil Hall, the cradle of American liberty, until its doors shall fly open on golden hinges to lovers of Union as well as lovers of liberty.
Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise.
If you're unwilling to defer pleasure or endure some 'pain' for now, are you likely to end up later deep in the hole.
I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
A patient willingness to defer dividends is a hallmark of individual maturity.
Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die.
Some critics of my work took the view that a satirist should defer to the finer feelings of his readers and respect widely held beliefs.
Defer not charities till death for certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so is rather liberal of another mans than of his own.
Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.
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