Edward Young Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.”

“All men think that all men are mortal but themselves.”

“Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.”

“The man that blushes is not quite a brute.”

“They only babble who practise not reflection.”

“Truth never was indebted to a lie.”

“Virtue alone has majesty in death.”

“Wishing of all employments is the worst.”

“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.”

“All men think all men mortal, but themselves.”