“Time wasted is existence, used is life.”

— Edward Young, Night Thoughts (1742–1745), Night II

About Edward Young

1683 – 1765

English poet, author of "Night Thoughts".

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

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

“Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.”

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.”

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”

“While we are postponing, life speeds by.”

“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.”

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

“Life is long if you know how to use it.”