Man wants but little, nor that little long; How soon must he resign his very dust, Which frugal nature lent him for an hour! Edward Young More Quotes by Edward Young More Quotes From Edward Young Age should fly concourse, cover in retreat defects of judgment, and the will subdue; walk thoughtful on the silent, solemn shore of that vast ocean it must sail so soon. Edward Young thoughtful ocean silence In youth, what disappointments of our own making: in age, what disappointments from the nature of things. Edward Young youth disappointment age Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root. Edward Young empires roots time Time destroyed Is suicide, where more than blood is spilt. Edward Young procrastination suicide blood Distinguisht Link in Being's endless Chain! Edward Young deities links science Friendship's the wine of life. Edward Young wine real friendship The person of wisdom is the person of years. Edward Young persons age years Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness. Edward Young weakness literature today Life is the desert, life the solitude, death joins us to the great majority. Edward Young sympathy life death They build too low who build beneath the skies. Edward Young ambition sky lows And all may do what has by man been done. Edward Young motivation encouragement inspirational Angels are men of a superior kind; Angels are men in lighter habit clad. Edward Young angel kind men At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan. Edward Young procrastination success men Man maketh a death which Nature never made. Edward Young save-mother-earth made men But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. Edward Young friends farewell goodbye An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there. Edward Young angel fear death Like our shadows, our wishes lengthen as our sun declines. Edward Young shadow age wish Affliction is a good man's shining time. Edward Young tough-times hard-times men None think the great unhappy, but the great. Edward Young greatness unhappy thinking Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed. Edward Young fortune-cookie wise birthday
