Yalom, Irvin D.: Adults who are racked with death anxiety are . . . men and women whose family and culture have failed to knit the proper protective clothing for them to withstand the icy chill of mortality. (Irvin D. Yalom: U.S. psychiatrist and professor, Born 1931) Categories: DEATH, FEAR

Yangming, Wan: The great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and to continually make a new man of himself. (Wan Yangming: Prominent Chinese philosopher, statesman, general, and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty, 1472-1529) Categories: SELF-IMPROVEMENT

Yankwich, Leon R.: There are no illegitimate children—only illegitimate parents. (Leon R. Yankwich: U.S. Federal judge, 1888-1975) Categories: CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ILLEGITIMACY, PARENTS

Yeats, William Butler: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. (William Butler Yeats: Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, 1865-1939) Categories: EDUCATION, LEARNING

Yeats, William Butler: In dreams begins responsibility. (William Butler Yeats: Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, 1865-1939) Categories: DREAMS, SELF-RESPONSIBILITY

Yeats, William Butler: Of our conflicts with others we make rhetoric; of our conflicts with ourselves we make poetry. (William Butler Yeats: Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, 1865-1939) Categories: COMMUNICATION, POETRY, QUARRELING, RHETORIC, SELF-AWARENESS

Yeats, William Butler: The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. (William Butler Yeats: Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, 1865-1939) Categories: PERCEPTION, SENSES

Yeats, William Butler: There are no strangers here; only friends you haven't yet met. (William Butler Yeats: Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, 1865-1939) Categories: FRIENDSHIPS, STRANGERS

Yiddish Proverb: A quiet fool is half a sage. (Yiddish Proverb: ) Categories: PRUDENCE, WISDOM

Yiddish Proverb: God gives burdens, also shoulders. (Yiddish Proverb: ) Categories: BURDENS, GOD

Yiddish Proverb: If all pulled in the same direction, the world would topple over. (Yiddish Proverb: ) Categories: HUMANKIND, LIKEMINDEDNESS

Yiddish Proverb: If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can. (Yiddish Proverb: ) Categories: ACTION, WILLFULNESS

Yiddish Proverb: If you want people to think you are wise, agree with them. (Yiddish Proverb: ) Categories: AGREEMENT, INSINCERITY

Yoshimoto, Banana: Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down. (Banana Yoshimoto: Japanese writer, born 1964) Categories: RELATIONSHIPS

Young, Brigham: Everyone should learn to do one thing supremely well because he likes it, and one thing supremely well because he detests it. (Brigham Young: U.S. religious leader of the Mormon Church and politician, who founded of Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory, 1801-1877) Categories: CHALLENGES, GOALS

Young, Brigham: You educate a man, you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation. (Brigham Young: U.S. religious leader of the Mormon Church and politician, who founded of Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory, 1801-1877) Categories: MOTHERHOOD, WOMEN

Young, Edward: By night an atheist half-believes in God. (Edward Young: English poet, critic, and theologian, 1683-1765) Categories: ATHEISM, BELIEFS

Young, Edward: Procrastination is the thief of time. (Edward Young: English poet, critic, and theologian, 1683-1765) Categories: PROCRASTINATION, TIME

Young, Edward: The soft whispers of the God in man. (Edward Young: English poet, critic, and theologian, 1683-1765) Categories: CONSCIENCE

Young, Edward: We are all born originals; why is it so many of us die copies? (Edward Young: English poet, critic, and theologian, 1683-1765) Categories: CONFORMITY, CULTURE

Young, Neil: It’s better to burn out than to fade away. (Neil Young: Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist, Born 1945) Categories: LIFE, LIFESPAN

Youngman, Henry: I wanted to become an atheist but I gave it up. They have no holidays. (Henry Youngman: English-American comedian and musician, 1906-1988) Categories: ATHEISM, RELIGION, HOLIDAYS

Youngman, Henry: The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret. (Henry Youngman: English-American comedian and musician, 1906-1988) Categories: MARRIAGE

Youngman, Henry: You can't buy love, but you can pay heavily for it. (Henry Youngman: English-American comedian and musician, 1906-1988) Categories: LOVE

Yourcenar, Marguerite: The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser degree schools. (Marguerite Yourcenar: French novelist, 1903-1987) Categories: LEARNING, MATURATION

Yousafzai, Malaya: Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality. (Malaya Yousafzai: Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Born 1997) Categories: DREAMS, FUTURE, GOALS

Yousafzai, Malaya: One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. (Malaya Yousafzai: Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Born 1997) Categories: EDUCATION, EQUALITY

Yutang, Lin: Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. (Lin Yutang: Chinese writer, translator, linguist, philosopher, and inventor, 1895-1976) Categories: PROCRASTINATION, NON-ESSENTIALS

Yutang, Lin: Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. (Lin Yutang: Chinese writer, translator, linguist, philosopher, and inventor, 1895-1976) Categories: HOPE, MUTUALITY

Yutang, Lin: Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do. (Lin Yutang: Chinese writer, translator, linguist, philosopher, and inventor, 1895-1976) Categories: SELF-AWARENESS

Yutang, Lin: When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. (Lin Yutang: Chinese writer, translator, linguist, philosopher, and inventor, 1895-1976) Categories: AUTHORITARIANISM, CORRUPTION