James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
wind breathe wave
The wind breathes not, and the wave Walks softly as above a grave.
acquisition harvest application
Application is the price to be paid for mental acquisition. To have the harvest, we must sow the seed.
nature art men
Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.
future thinking fit
It is much less what we do than what we think, which fits us for the future.
time years feelings
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
memorial-day military animal
Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.
stars blessing clouds
Blessings star forth forever; but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.
long long-day
The long days are no happier than the short ones.
equality earth sole
The sole equality on earth is death.
cheating self firsts
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.
love life-is without-love
Life is less than nothing without love.
mistake wind rivers
Who can mistake great thoughts? They seize upon the mind; arrest and search, And shake it; bow the tall soul as by wind; Rush over it like a river reeds.
beauty beautiful men
The beautiful are never desolate; But some one alway loves them--God or man. If man abandons, God himself takes them.
music
Music tells no truths.