Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey
Philip James Baileywas an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth22 April 1816
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acquisition harvest application
Application is the price to be paid for mental acquisition. To have the harvest, we must sow the seed.
doubt shadow atheism
Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.
hero passion heart
The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.
nature art men
Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.
excellence intellectual quality
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
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.
envy coal hot
Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.
evil schemes form
Evil is limited. One cannot form A scheme for universal evil.
passion honor strongest
The strongest passion which I have is honor.
miracle believer
Every believer is God's miracle.
stars blessing clouds
Blessings star forth forever; but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.
death life-death another-life
Death is another life.