“Defer not till tomorrow to be wise,
Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise.”
William Congreve (1670–1729) British writer
"Letter to Cobham", line 61. Compare: "Be wise to-day, 't is madness to defer", Edward Young, Night Thoughts, Night i. line 390
“You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it's going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.”
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), Ch. 13
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