Edward Young Quotes - Page 9

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• Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.

  Edward Young

  Men, May, Fool

  Edward Young (1806). “Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality ... With the life of the author. [With plates, including a portrait.]”, p.80

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• None think the great unhappy, but the great.

  Edward Young

  Greatness, Thinking, Unhappy

  Edward Young, Thomas Park (1808). “The Poetical Works of Edward Young: In Four Volumes. Collated with the Best Editions:”, p.111

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• Final Ruin fiercely drives Her ploughshare o'er creation.

  Edward Young

  Society, Finals, Ruins

  Edward Young (1820). “Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality”, p.271

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• Thoughts shut up want air, And spoil, like bales unopen'd to the sun.

  Edward Young

  Air, Psychology, Want

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1803). “Night Thoughts ... With notes ... by the Rev. C. E. de Coetlogon ... To which are added the author's poem on the Last Day, the paraphrase on part of the Book of Job [with other poems], and his life”, p.52

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• A God all mercy is a God unjust.

  Edward Young

  Unjust, Injustice, Mercy

  'The Complaint: Night Thoughts' (1742-5) 'Night 4' l. 233

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• How science dwindles, and how volumes swell,
  How commentators each dark passage shun,
  And hold their farthing candle to the sun!

  Edward Young

  Dark, Science, Sun

  'Love of Fame: The Universal Passion' (1725-8) Satire 7, l. 97.

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• Souls made of fire, and children of the sun, With whom revenge is virtue.

  Edward Young

  Children, Revenge, Fire

  Edward Young (1825). “The Revenge: A Tragedy, in Five Acts”, p.12

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• Virtue alone has majesty in death.

  Edward Young

  Death, Dying, Majesty

  Edward Young (1837). “The Complaint and Consolation; Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality: To which is Added, The Force of Religion”, p.35

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• A Christian is the highest style of man.

  Edward Young

  Christian, Men, Style

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1803). “Night Thoughts ... With notes ... by the Rev. C. E. de Coetlogon ... To which are added the author's poem on the Last Day, the paraphrase on part of the Book of Job [with other poems], and his life”, p.112

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• Time elaborately thrown away.

  Edward Young

  Time, Thrown

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1803). “Night Thoughts ... With notes ... by the Rev. C. E. de Coetlogon ... To which are added the author's poem on the Last Day, the paraphrase on part of the Book of Job [with other poems], and his life”, p.382

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• Where Nature's end of language is declin'd, And men talk only to conceal the mind.

  Edward Young

  Men, Mind, Language

  Edward Young (1799). “THE POETICAL WORKS OF THE REV. Dr. E. YOUNG WITH THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.”, p.47

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• Age should fly concourse, cover in retreat defects of judgment, and the will subdue; walk thoughtful on the silent, solemn shore of that vast ocean it must sail so soon.

  Edward Young

  Ocean, Thoughtful, Silence

  Edward Young, John Doran, James Nichols (1854). “The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author”, p.82

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• Man maketh a death which Nature never made.

  Edward Young

  Men, Made, Save Mother Earth

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• To know the world, not love her, is thy point; She gives but little, nor that little, long.

  Edward Young

  Love, Long, Giving

  'The Complaint: Night Thoughts' (1742-5) 'Night 8' l. 1276

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• Think naught a trifle, though it small appear; Small stands the mountain, moments make the year, and trifles life.

  Edward Young

  Life, Thinking, Years

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• Be wise today; 'tis madness to defer. Next day the fatal precedent will plead; thus on, til wisdom is pushed our of life.

  Edward Young

  Wise, Procrastination, Next Day

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• To frown at pleasure, and to smile in pain.

  Edward Young

  Pain, Pleasure

  Edward Young (1866). “The complete poetical works of Edward Young. With life”, p.163

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• And all may do what has by man been done.

  Edward Young

  Inspirational, Encouragement, Motivation

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1793). “Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job”, p.146

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• By all means use some time to be alone.

  Edward Young

  Mean, Use, Literature

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• Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow.

  Edward Young

  Love, Blow, Shining

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1793). “Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job”, p.121

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• Take God from nature, nothing great is left.

  Edward Young

  Nature, Left

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1793). “Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job”, p.366

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• Pity swells the tide of love.

  Edward Young

  Love, Tides, Pity

  Edward Young (1802). “The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts”, p.261

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• Woes cluster. Rare are solitary woes; They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

  Edward Young

  Love, Woe, Solitary

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1793). “Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job”, p.45

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• Affliction is a good man's shining time.

  Edward Young

  Men, Hard Times, Tough Times

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