"The house of laughter makes a house of…" — Edward Young
"The house of laughter makes a house of woe."
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55 Quotes by Edward Young
Edward Young has 55 quotes on this site.
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Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.
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Too low they build who build below the skies.
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How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
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Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.
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Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.
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A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.
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An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there.
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Life is the desert, life the solitude, death joins us to the great majority.
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Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.
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The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.
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There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired.
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One to destroy, is murder by the law; and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; to murder thousands, takes…
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More House Quotes
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one of 7,440 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.
— Aristophanes
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If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house…
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the…
— Neil Armstrong
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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
— Saint Augustine
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Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
— Jane Austen
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Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,…
— Diane Ackerman
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Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen?
— Teresa of Avila
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My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants;…
— Teresa of Avila
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We try to exile ourselves more and more from nature - not always consciously: We build houses; we dismiss nature;…
— Diane Ackerman
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise…
— Sai Baba
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If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the…
— Gaston Bachelard
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