Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.

Abraham Lincoln, law lecture notes

Philosophy

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The idea in context

From Lincoln’s notes for a law lecture, where diligence is treated as a professional rule. The advice is not frantic busyness; it is the discipline of not letting unfinished duties quietly become tomorrow’s burden.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

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Abraham Lincoln, hukuk dersi notları

Lincoln’ün hukuk dersi notlarından gelir; burada çalışkanlık mesleki bir kural gibi ele alınır. Öğüt telaşlı meşguliyet değildir; bitmemiş görevlerin sessizce yarının yüküne dönüşmesine izin vermeme disiplinidir.

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Batch 2A 2026-07-05: source verified in Lincoln Notes for a Law Lecture, dated July 1, 1850 [?]; spelling modernized.

Background reading: Abraham LincolnAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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