Quote by Edward Young
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow i

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

Other quotes by Edward Young

One to destroy, is murder by the law and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe to murder thousands, takes a specious name, Wars glorious art, and gives immortal fame. – Edward Young

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War
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The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. – Edward Young

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Wisdom
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I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones whod spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it. – Paul Merton

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The fact is that the learning process goes on, and so long as the voices are not stilled and the singers go on singing some of it gets through. – Morris West

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Ive always loved music, but I never really played anything. After Walk the Line and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music. – Joaquin Phoenix

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Learning

I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers. – Lance Burton

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I always say the minute I stop making mistakes is the minute I stop learning and Ive definitely learned a lot. – Miley Cyrus

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Most of my relationships were people in the business. Having said that, me and Tim dont really talk that much about work. He comes into my bit of the house every so often to vent but we dont really have very high, cultured conversations. – Helena Bonham Carter

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Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the Net, it looks like very soon everyone on Earth will have 15 megabytes of fame. – M.G. Sriram

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Take example by your father, my boy, and be very careful of vidders all your life, specially if theyve kept a public house, Sammy. – Charles Dickens