“Let us not then be procrastinating till to-morrow. For we "know not what the next day may bring forth;" nor let us say, "we shall conquer this habit by little and little;" since this little and little will never come to an end. Wherefore, dismissing that excuse, we should say, "If we do not reform the practice of swea…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — HOMILIES CONCERNING THE STATUES 20:22
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1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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— Proverbs 27:1 —
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.