Rise Late, Trot All Day

He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.

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Commentary

Disorder early in t he day often echoes through the rest of it. A rushed beginning has a long reach.

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Franklin is describing more t han sleep habits. He is observing how avoidable delay turns the whole day reactive, hurried, and harder to govern well.

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The line survives beca use its picture is still recognizable. Lost ground often has to be repurchased in strain.