James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
race good-man goodness
All are of the race of God, and have in themselves good.
evil imperfection results
Evil then results from imperfection.
long long-day
The long days are no happier than the short ones.
equality earth sole
The sole equality on earth is death.
perfect whole
None but God can fill the perfect whole.
cheating self firsts
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.
poetry prophet made
Poetry is itself a thing of God; He made his prophets poets; and the more We feel of poesie do we become Like God in love and power,-under-makers.
humility virtue lowliness
Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.
peace pain kindness
The goodness of the heart is shown in deeds Of peacefulness and kindness. Hand and heart Are one thing with the good, as thou should'st be. Do my words trouble thee? then treasure them, Pain overgot gives peace, as death doth Heaven. All things that speak of Heaven speak of peace.
peace heaven speak
All things that speak of heaven speak of peace.
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.
writing heart mind
Write to the mind and heart, and let the ear Glean after what it can.