Proverb of the Day

Better late than never

It is better to do a thing after much procrastination than not to do it at all. It is often used as a semi-humorous excuse, e.g. 'Dear Tom, -- I'm sorry I've not written for such a long time, but better late than never...' A longer version of the original Latin proverb is: 'Better late than never, but better never late. '