Germany

Tomorrow, tomorrow, just not today, say all the lazy people.

Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute, sagen alle faulen Leute.

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Cultural Note

A singsong rhyme taught to children to fight procrastination early. Delay is the mark of a lazy person, and Germans have been told so since childhood.

English equivalent:

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

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