"Unperformed" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... moment: then it will be done badly, and, in many cases, not at all: the dinner will be too late; the journey or the visit will be tardy; inconveniencies of all sorts will be continually arising: there will always be a heavy arrear of things unperformed; and this, even amongst the most wealthy of all, is a great curse; for, if they have no business imposed upon them by necessity, they make business for themselves; life would be unbearable without it: and therefore a lazy woman must always be a curse, ...
— Advice to Young Men • William Cobbett |
