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> [Oh, how portentous is prosperity! How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/oh-how-portentous-is-prosperity-how-comet-like-it-threatens-while-it/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

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## More by Edward Young

> [Give me, indulgent gods with mind serene, And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene, No splendid poverty, no smiling care, No well-bred hate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/give-me-indulgent-gods-with-mind-serene-and-guiltless-heart-to-range/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [The spirit walks of every day deceased.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/the-spirit-walks-of-every-day-deceased/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/tomorrow-is-a-satire-on-today-and-shows-its-weakness/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/be-wise-with-speed-a-fool-at-forty-is-a-fool-indeed/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/procrastination-is-the-thief-of-time-year-after-year-it-steals-till/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [ \[The\] public path of life Is dirty. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/the-public-path-of-life-is-dirty/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [He mourns the dead who lives as they desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/he-mourns-the-dead-who-lives-as-they-desire/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [Too low they build who build below the skies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/too-low-they-build-who-build-below-the-skies/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [We are all born originals, why is it so many of us die copies?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/we-are-all-born-originals-why-is-it-so-many-of-us-die-copies/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [“By night an atheist half believes in God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/by-night-an-atheist-half-believes-in-god/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [Britannia's shame! There took her gloomy flight, On wing impetuous, a black sullen soul . Less base the fear of death than fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/britannia-s-shame-there-took-her-gloomy-flight-on-wing-impetuous-a/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/the-chamber-where-the-good-man-meets-his-fate-is-privileg-d-beyond/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [Some go to Church, proud humbly to repent, And come back much more guilty than they went: One way they look, another way they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/some-go-to-church-proud-humbly-to-repent-and-come-back-much-more/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [He that is ungrateful has no guilt but one; all other crimes may pass for virtues in him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/he-that-is-ungrateful-has-no-guilt-but-one-all-other-crimes-may-pass/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

> [The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-young/the-maid-that-loves-goes-out-to-sea-upon-a-shattered-plank-and-puts/)

[Edward Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-young/)

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