| 67 Famous Quotes by Edward Young
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“Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene”
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“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
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“Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.”
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“Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Love of Fame (satire VI, l. 205)
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“One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Love of Fame (satire VII, l. 55)
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“Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night III, l. 63)
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“Wishing, of all employments is the worst.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night IV, l. 71)
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“Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night V, l. 600)
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“The man of wisdom is the man of years.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night V, l. 775)
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“Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold;
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.”
Blessings Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night II, l. 589)
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“Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."”
Blessings Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night IX, l. 497)
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“Britannia's shame! There took her gloomy flight,
On wing impetuous, a black sullen soul . . .
Less base the fear of death than fear of life.
O Britain! infamous for suicide.”
Suicide Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night V, l. 436)
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“A man I knew who lived upon a smile,
And well it fed him; he look'd plump and fair,
While rankest venom foam'd through every vein.”
Hypocrisy Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night VIII, l. 336)
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“One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.”
Murder Quotes Source: Love of Fame (satire VII, l. 55)
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“Sense is our helmet, wit is but the plume;
The plume exposes, 'tis our helmet saves.
Sense is the diamond, weighty, solid, sound;
When cut by wit, it casts a brighter beam;
Yet, wit apart, it is a diamond still.”
Sense Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night VIII, l. 1,254)
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“How his eyes languish! how his thoughts adore
That painted coat, which Joseph never wore!
He shows, on holidays, a sacred pin,
That touch'd the ruff, that touched Queen Bess' chin.”
Apparel Quotes Source: Love of Fame (satire IV, l. 119)
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“Their feet through faithless leather met the dirt,
And oftener chang'd their principles than shirt.”
Apparel Quotes Source: To Mr. Pope (epistle I, l. 283)
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“Has death his fopperies?”
Foppery Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night II, l. 231)
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“A soul without reflection, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.”
Reflection Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night V, l. 596)
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“'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours;
And ask them what report they bore to heaven:
And how they might have borne more welcome news.”
Self-examination Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night II, l. 376)
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“Who does the best that circumstance allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.”
Circumstance Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night II, l. 90)
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“The melancholy ghosts of dead renown,
Whispering faint echoes of the world's applause.”
Echo Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night IX)
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“Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
What gay distress! what splendid misery!
Whatever fortunes lavishly can pour,
The mind annihilates, and calls for more.”
Wealth Quotes Source: Love of Fame (satire V, l. 394)
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“Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.”
Wealth Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night VI, l. 519)
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“Oh, how portentous is prosperity!
How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.”
Prosperity Quotes Source: Night Thoughts (night V, l. 915)
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