“A man of pleasure is a man of pains.”

— Edward Young, Night Thoughts (1742), Night VIII

About Edward Young

1683 – 1765

English poet, author of "Night Thoughts".

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

“Time wasted is existence, used is life.”

“Amid my list of blessings infinite, stands this the foremost, 'That my heart has bled.'”

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”

“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”

“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills.”

“That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.”

“Therefore the wise man is always happy.”

“No one can be happy without virtue.”