“The true way to render age vigorous is to prolong the youth of the mind.” — Edward James Mortimer Collins | V2Melody

“The true way to render age vigorous is to prolong the youth of the mind.”

Advocating mental freshness as the key to vitality in later life · The Village Comedy

Edward James Mortimer Collins

About Edward James Mortimer Collins

Edward James Mortimer Collins

29 June 1827–28 July 1876

In the grand tapestry of Victorian literature, where titans like Tennyson, Browning, and Arnold cast long shadows across the poetic landscape, there exist quieter voices whose contributions, though perhaps less monumental, possess their own distinctive charm and significance. Edward James Mortimer Collins (29 June…

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“War in fact is becoming contemptible, and ought to be put down by the great nations of Europe, just as we put down a vulgar mob.”

A sceptical dismissal of organised violence as unworthy of civilised states · Thoughts in my Garden

“There are two classes of men; those who are content to yield to circumstances and who play whist; those who aim to control circumstances, and who play Chess.”

Contrasting passive acceptance with active mastery of life's conditions · Attic Salt

“Death a friend that alone can bring the peace his treasures cannot purchase, and remove the pain his physicians cannot cure.”

Framing death as a merciful release beyond the reach of wealth or medicine · The Village Comedy