The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

GERMAN SAYING

WAS DU HEUTE KANNST BESORGEN, DAS VERSHIEBE NICHT AUF MORGEN.

Submitter comment: TRANSLATION: DON'T PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY.
THIS SAYING IS ONE THAT PARENTS WOULD USUALLY SAY TO THEIR CHILDREN
WHEN THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR