... too much brooding, not enough doing.

Timothy Findley
... too much brooding, not enough doing.
... too much brooding, not enough doing.
... too much brooding, not enough doing.
... too much brooding, not enough doing.
About This Quote

The quote above is very popular in the United States. Originally, it was written by an English writer, William Somerset Maugham. It is meant to remind people that they should not be wasting time on brooding when they could be doing something productive instead.

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