Edward Young - Time Quotes

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Procrastination is the thief of time:
Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves
The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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The bell strikes one. We take no note of time
But from its loss.

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Time flies, death urges, knells call, Heaven invites,
Hell threatens.

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We see time's furrows on another's brow,
And death intrench'd, preparing his assault;
How few themselves in that just mirror see!

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We push time from us, and we wish him back; * * * * * * Life we think long and short; death seek and shun.

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Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root.

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