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明日复明日,明日何其多

míng rì fù míng rì, míng rì hé qí duō
Tomorrow and tomorrow, so many tomorrows.

Tomorrow again tomorrow, how many tomorrows are there?

Procrastination is a trap; if you keep putting things off, y...

Procrastination is a trap; if you keep putting things off, you will never get them done. Time is finite, so act today.

This is from a famous poem by Qian Hetan of the Ming Dynasty, often taught to children to warn against laziness and delay.

Someone might say this when a student keeps postponing homework or when a friend delays saving money, urging them to start now.

It uses repetition ('tomorrow again tomorrow') to emphasize the endless cycle of delay. It's a gentle but firm reminder that time waits for no one, and it taps into the Confucian value of self-discipline and diligence.

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