Edward Young
Edward Young
Edward Youngwas an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1683
poetry literature logic
There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired.
art fear war
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.
years age persons
The person of wisdom is the person of years.
laughter house woe
The house of laughter makes a house of woe.
real real-friends wine
Friendship's the wine of life.
procrastination men years
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 state. 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.
procrastination men heaven
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
birthday wise fortune-cookie
Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.
running hazards
A friend is worth all hazards we can run.
unjust mercy
A God all mercy is a God unjust.
pain men pleasure
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
next sin this-life
He sins against this life, who slights the next.
men may fool
Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.
deeds purpose firmness
The purpose firm is equal to the deed