“The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: wisdom
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Men may live fools, but fools they
“Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: men
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Less base the fear of death than
“Less base the fear of death than fear of life.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: death
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Virtue alone has majesty in death.
“Virtue alone has majesty in death.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: death
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Life is the desert, life the solitude,
“Life is the desert, life the solitude, death joins us to the great majority.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: death
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There is something about poetry beyond prose
“There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: poetry
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The maid that loves goes out to
“The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: trust
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Much learning shows how little mortals know;
“Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little wordings enjoy.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: learning
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Our birth is nothing but our death
“Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: death
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Less base the fear of death than
“Less base the fear of death than fear of life.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: fear
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The future… seems to me no unified
“The future… seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.”
— Edward Young
Author: Edward Young
Category: future
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