Quote by Edward Young
Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the mome

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

Other quotes by Edward Young

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

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Poetry
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The future… seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done. – Edward Young

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Future
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Death
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The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death. – Jim Morrison

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Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life. – Seneca

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Death

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly. – Elbert Hubbard

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Death

It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death. – Jacqueline Cochran

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Death

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