Edward Young Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Edward Young quotes, Edward Young sayings, and Edward Young proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The house of laughter makes a house of woe. Edward Young
But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. Edward Young
But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. Edward Young
How blessings brighten as they take their flight. Edward Young
Wishing of all employments is the worst. Edward Young
Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die. Edward Young
But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. Edward Young
Swift instincts leaps; slow reason feebly climbs. Edward Young
A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs. Edward Young
He that's ungrateful has no guilt but one; All other crimes may pass for virtues in him. Edward Young
The future seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done. Edward Young
A tardy vengeance shares the tyrant's guilt. Edward Young
Like our shadows, our wishes lengthen as our sun declines. Edward Young
A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs. Edward Young
Titles are marks of honest men, and wise; The fool or knave that wears a title lies. Edward Young
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. Edward Young
Wonder is involuntary praise. Edward Young
None think the great unhappy, but the great. Edward Young
We bleed, we tremble; we forget, we smile — The mind turns fool, before the cheek is dry. Edward Young
The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done. Edward Young
The man that blushes is not quite a brute. Edward Young
True happiness ne’er entered at an eye; true happiness resides in things unseen. Edward Young
The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety. Edward Young
Procrastination is the thief of time. Edward Young
The weak have remedies, the wise have joys; superior wisdom is superior bliss. Edward Young
The selfish heart deserves the pain it feels. Edward Young
The love of praise, however concealed by art, reigns more or less, and glows in every heart. Edward Young
A fool at forty is a fool indeed. Edward Young
Fondness for fame is avarice of air. Edward Young
Peace begins just where ambition ends. Edward Young