Edward Young Famous Quotes



All men think all men are mortal but themselves.

We are all born originals--why is it so many of us die copies

A God all mercy is a God unjust.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Be wise with speed . A fool at forty is a fool indeed.

"Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote."


Edward Young Quotations






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"There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures."
Josiah Gilbert Holland

"By and large, I seem to have made more mistakes than any others of whom I know, but have learned thereby to make ever swifter acknowledgment of the errors and thereafter immediately set about to deal more effectively with the truths disclosed by the acknowledgment of erroneous assumptions."
Richard Buckminster Fuller

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.
George Baker

"I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers."
Gerald R Ford

"By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it."
Sharon Salzberg

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
Confucius

"Success is relevant to coping with obstacles... But no problem is ever solved by those, who, when they fail, look for someone to blame instead of something to do."
Fred Waggoner

"The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind."
Menander

"One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation."
Oscar Wilde

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
Henry Louis Mencken