Edward Young
Edward Young
Edward Youngwas an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1683
time roots empires
Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root.
honesty men life-and-death
The man who consecrates his hours by vigorous effort, and an honest aim, at once he draws the sting of life and Death; he walks with nature; and her paths are peace.
encouragement smoking quitting
Men before you have quit smoking - you can too!
revenge children fire
Souls made of fire, and children of the sun, With whom revenge is virtue.
death men thinking
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves.
death dying majesty
Virtue alone has majesty in death.
suicide procrastination blood
Time destroyed Is suicide, where more than blood is spilt.
atheist believe night
By night an atheist half-believes in God.
links deities evolution
Distinguisht Link in Being's endless Chain! Midway from Nothing to the Deity!
literature today weakness
Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.
death fear angel
An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there.
life sympathy death
Life is the desert, life the solitude, death joins us to the great majority.
death fire dying
Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.
wisdom clouds may
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.