"never put off until tomorrow what you can do today" meaning in English

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        "Do not procrastinate whatever that can be done today until tomorrow."
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          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "kdo zaváhá, nežere"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "ei huomenna vaan tänään"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "se pelaa ei, joka pelkää"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "chi si ferma è perduto"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "co masz zrobić jutro, zrób dzisiaj"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "nie odkładaj na jutro tego, co możesz zrobić dzisiaj"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "ten kto się waha, jest zgubiony"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "promedlénije smérti podóbno",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "промедле́ние сме́рти подо́бно"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "is fheàrr aon diugh na dà mhàireach"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "bugünün işini yarına bırakma"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nikóly ne vidkladáj na závtra te, ščo móžeš zrobýty sʹohódni",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "ніко́ли не відклада́й на за́втра те, що мо́жеш зроби́ти сього́дні"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai"
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  "word": "never put off until tomorrow what you can do today"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "kdo zaváhá, nežere"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "ei huomenna vaan tänään"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "se pelaa ei, joka pelkää"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "chi si ferma è perduto"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "co masz zrobić jutro, zrób dzisiaj"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
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      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
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      "roman": "promedlénije smérti podóbno",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
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      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "is fheàrr aon diugh na dà mhàireach"
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      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "bugünün işini yarına bırakma"
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      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "ніко́ли не відклада́й на за́втра те, що мо́жеш зроби́ти сього́дні"
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      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai"
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  "word": "never put off until tomorrow what you can do today"
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