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Advice From Washington
George Washington - whose birthday is celebrated on 22 February of each year - was a man of deep wisdom who exerted courage and rare skill in guiding the strong-minded men of his time as they established the foundation of a nation.
In one of the earliest orders issued to government officials after he became the first President of the United States, George Washington wrote this advice:
“Let me impress the following maxim upon the executive officers. In all important matters deliberate maturely, but execute promptly and vigorously, and do not put off until tomorrow which can be done and require to be done today. Without an adherence to those rules business will never be done, or done in an easy manner, but will always be in arrears, one thing treading upon the heels of another.”
How many of us are caught “with one thing treading upon the heels of another”? Procrastination is the plague of man, not only in government activities but in private life as well. How many of us, with a piece of work to do, lay it aside until tomorrow? And when tomorrow brings its own tasks we put them off until another tomorrow!
A hardy backwoodsman of Washington’s day expressed the same idea in homelier language. To a group of settlers who could not make up their minds whether to begin their long trek into Kentucky today or tomorrow, he said: “The only way I know to git anywhars is to git up and git!
The venerable maxims that were true in 1789 are still true in this hectic year. The only way to get anything done is to get up and get at it - Today!
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In one of the earliest orders issued to government officials after he became the first President of the United States, George Washington wrote this advice:
“Let me impress the following maxim upon the executive officers. In all important matters deliberate maturely, but execute promptly and vigorously, and do not put off until tomorrow which can be done and require to be done today. Without an adherence to those rules business will never be done, or done in an easy manner, but will always be in arrears, one thing treading upon the heels of another.”
How many of us are caught “with one thing treading upon the heels of another”? Procrastination is the plague of man, not only in government activities but in private life as well. How many of us, with a piece of work to do, lay it aside until tomorrow? And when tomorrow brings its own tasks we put them off until another tomorrow!
A hardy backwoodsman of Washington’s day expressed the same idea in homelier language. To a group of settlers who could not make up their minds whether to begin their long trek into Kentucky today or tomorrow, he said: “The only way I know to git anywhars is to git up and git!
The venerable maxims that were true in 1789 are still true in this hectic year. The only way to get anything done is to get up and get at it - Today!
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