Edward Young

"The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought."

"By all means use some time to be alone."

"Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die."

"Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little wordlings enjoy."

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

"Read nature; nature is a friend to truth."

"Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote."

"The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety."

"There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired."

"Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform."