Sense is our helmet, wit is but the plume; The plume exposes, 'tis our helmet saves. Sense is … - Edward Young - Quotesmemo.com

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There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, there are thousands to prophesy failure. There are thousands to point out to you, one by one, the dangers that await to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, just take off your coat and go to it; just start to sing as you tackle the thing that "cannot be done," and you'll do it.

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Edward Young

Sense is our helmet, wit is but the plume; The plume exposes, 'tis our helmet saves. Sense is the diamond, weighty, solid, sound; When cut by wit, it casts a brighter beam; Yet, wit apart, it is a diamond still.

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Too low they build who build below the skies.

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Who lives to Nature, rarely can be poor ; who lives to fancy, never can be rich.

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Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew, She sparkled, was exhaled, and went to heaven.

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