Edward Young

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

A dearth of words a woman need not fear;
But 'tis a task indeed to learn to hear:
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A dearth of words a woman need not fear;
But 'tis a task indeed to learn to hear:
In that the skill of conversation lies;
That shows and makes you both polite and wise.

All men think all men mortal, but themselves.

All men think all men mortal, but themselves.

Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
What gay distress! what splendid misery!
Whatever fortunes lavishly read more

Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
What gay distress! what splendid misery!
Whatever fortunes lavishly can pour,
The mind annihilates, and calls for more.

Those who build beneath the stars build too low.

Those who build beneath the stars build too low.