Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day. — Abraham Lincoln · Smartyfair

Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

Abraham Lincoln1809–1865 · leader · 1800s USAAbraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, leading the country through the Civil War. His 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate-held territory, and he later pushed the 13th Amendment through Congress to abolish slavery nationwide.5 quotes

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Do today's job today instead of putting it off.

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How sure this is: 88% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Notes for a Law Lecture, dated July 1, 1850 by Lincoln's secretaries. Sourced on Wikiquote's 1850s section.
Work: Notes for a Law Lecture
Occasion: 1850
Sources checked: abrahamlincolnonline.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Full fragment text confirms this sentence and its context
en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Sourced section, 1850s

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