Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene

Quote by Edward Young

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

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

Wonder is involuntary praise

Wonder is involuntary praise

The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her...

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her...

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.

Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.

By night an atheist half believes in a God

By night an atheist half believes in a God

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,...

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,...

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

At the age of 20, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at...

At the age of 20, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall...

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall...

E'en her fair hand, which might bid heat return To Frozen age, and make old...

E'en her fair hand, which might bid heat return To Frozen age, and make old...

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.