“ What is right to be done cannot be done too soon. ”
Jane Austen, Emma (1815). copy citation
| Author | Jane Austen |
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| Source | Emma |
| Topic | good action procrastination |
| Date | 1815 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/158/158-h/158-h.htm |
Context
“«There is no necessity for my calling this morning,» said the young man; «another day would do as well; but there was that degree of acquaintance at Weymouth which—» «Oh! go to-day, go to-day. Do not defer it. What is right to be done cannot be done too soon. And, besides, I must give you a hint, Frank; any want of attention to her here should be carefully avoided. You saw her with the Campbells, when she was the equal of every body she mixed with, but here she is with a poor old grandmother, who has barely enough to live on.”
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