Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“we have suffered our purposes to sleep till the time of action is past”
- Source
- The Idler
- Date
- 1758–1760
Meaning of “we have suffered our purposes to sleep till…”
Johnson describes procrastination as allowing intended work to remain dormant until the opportunity to act has disappeared.
Where does it come from?
The Idler, No. 88; this clause comes from Johnson’s reflection on private ambitions that remain unfinished while days and years pass.
