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Acquiring wisdom1 quote
Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed. — Edward Young · 1726Changing oneself1 quote
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. — Edward Young · 1742Effects of time1 quote
Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine
To tread out empire, and to quench the stars. — Edward Young · 1742Inconstancy1 quote
Man wants but little; nor that little, long. — Edward Young · 1743Inevitability of death1 quote
Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine
To tread out empire, and to quench the stars. — Edward Young · 1742Justice1 quote
A God all mercy, is a God unjust. — Edward Young · 1743Lost time1 quote
Procrastination is the thief of time. — Edward Young · 1742Mercy1 quote
A God all mercy, is a God unjust. — Edward Young · 1743Procrastination1 quote
Procrastination is the thief of time. — Edward Young · 1742Sleep1 quote
Tir'd Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep! — Edward Young · 1742Stages of life1 quote
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. — Edward Young · 1742Stars1 quote
Too low they build, who build beneath the stars. — Edward Young · 1745Time1 quote
Procrastination is the thief of time. — Edward Young · 1742Wisdom1 quote
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer. — Edward Young · 1742