“What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.”

— Edward Young, Love of Fame (1725–1728), Satire III

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.'”

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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”