Parenting Quotes 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,…

— Edward Young

The spirit walks of every day deceased.

— Edward Young

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

— Edward Young

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

— Edward Young

Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled.

— Edward Young

[The] public path of life Is dirty.

— Edward Young

He mourns the dead who lives as they desire.

— Edward Young

Too low they build who build below the skies.

— Edward Young

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

— Edward Young

“By night an atheist half believes in God.”

— 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…

— 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.

— Edward Young