Edward Young was an English poet, best remembered for Night Thoughts.
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“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
Edward Young
“Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.”
“At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same”
“Friendship's the wine of life: but friendship new... is neither strong nor pure.”
“Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.”
“I had looked for happiness in fast living, but it was not there. I tried to find it in money, but it was not there either. But when I placed myself in tune with what I believe to be the fundamental truths of life, when I began to develop my limited ability, to rid my mind of all kinds of tangled thoughts, and fill it with zeal and courage and love, when I gave myself a chance by treating myself decently and sensibly, I began to feel the stimulating, warm glow of happiness.”
“The man that makes a character, makes foes.”
“Wise it is to comprehend the whole.”
“An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there”
“Still seems it strange, that thou shouldst live forever? Is it less strange, that thou shouldst live at all? This is a miracle; and that no more.”