James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
last less
We've received, over the last 24 hours, nothing less than a bomb.
night forbidden-love silence
Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers.
hands helping walks
Walk boldly and wisely.... There is a hand above that will help you on.
spring heart eye
It is sad To see the light of beauty wane away, Know eyes are dimming, bosoms shrivelling, feet Losing their springs, and limbs their lily roundness; But it is worse to feel the heart-spring gone, To lose hope, care not for the coming thing, And feel all things go to decay within us.
kindness needs may
Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it and may learn.
nature mean
Nature means Necessity.
nature seems courses
The course of Nature seems a course of Death, And nothingness the whole substantial thing.
spring self light
Corruption springs from light: 'tis one same power Creates, preserves, destroys; matter whereon It works, on e'er self-transmutative form, Common to now the living, now the dead.
motivational art simplicity
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
ungrateful-people scoundrels obligation
It is no great misfortune to oblige ungrateful people, but an unsupportable one to be forced to be under an obligation to a scoundrel.
love-is sea poet
A poet not in love is out at sea; He must have a lay-figure.
night shadow
Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in.
electricity all-things
Necessity, like electricity, is in ourselves and all things, and no more without us than within us.
night lamps study
When night hath set her silver lamp high, Then is the time for study.