Procrastination is the
art of keeping
up with yesterday.

Don Marquis

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Topic

Procrastination

Author

Don Marquis

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Marquis, Donald. "Certain Maxims of Archy." Archy and Mehitabel. The Evening Sun, c. 1927.

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