Edward Young

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

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

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

Wonder is involuntary praise. ”

A Christian is the highest style of man. ”

None think the great unhappy, but the great. ”

A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs. ”

The purpose firm is equal to the deed. ”

Life is the desert, life the solitude, death joins us to the great majority. ”

Less base the fear of death than fear of life. ”