Edward Young Quotes on Time
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Think naught a trifle, though it small appear; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life.
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The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss.
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Be wise today; 'tis madness to defer.
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Procrastination is the thief of time.
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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.
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Time flies, death urges, knells call, Heaven invites, Hell threatens.
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Friendship's the wine of life; but friendship new (Not such was his) is neither strong nor pure.
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Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.
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While man is growing, life is in decrease; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun.
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The man of wisdom is the man of years.
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By all means use some time to be alone.
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The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.
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Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.