James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
work
We live not to ourselves, our work is life.
wind breathe wave
The wind breathes not, and the wave Walks softly as above a grave.
values
The value of a thought cannot be told.
immortality settling
One thought settles a life, an immortality.
path
Not a single path Of thought I tread, but that it leads to God.
views mountain spirit
It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view.
sympathy heart men
Man is one; and he hath one great heart. It is thus we feel, with a gigantic throb athwart the sea, each other's rights and wrongs; thus are we men.
stars heaven fields
Stars which stand as thick as dewdrops on the field of heaven.
soul temples stills
The temples perish, but the God still lives.
death art littles
Death, thou art infinite; it is life is little.
death life-death another-life
Death is another life.
stars images-of-love
Surely the stars are images of love.
disappointment half endure
There is no disappointment we endure one-half so great as what we are to ourselves.
night lamps study
When night hath set her silver lamp high, Then is the time for study.