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
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.
love art heart
Love is the art of hearts, and heart or arts.
sorrow
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
evil hell bearable
Hell is more bearable than nothingness.
simple way world
The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it.
doubt shadow atheism
Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.
peace heaven speak
All things that speak of heaven speak of peace.
passion honor strongest
The strongest passion which I have is honor.
heart sorrow knows
He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.
race good-man goodness
All are of the race of God, and have in themselves good.
god dear-lord soul
Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts The world were poor in thanks, though every soul Were to do nought but breathe them, every blade Of grass, and every atomie of earth To utter it like dew.
evil imperfection results
Evil then results from imperfection.
evil schemes form
Evil is limited. One cannot form A scheme for universal evil.