Philip James
Philip James
Philip Jameswas an American composer, conductor and music educator...
crush two sorrow
Sorrow is a stone that crushes a single bearer to the ground, while two are able to carry it with ease.
wise pain suffering
Youth might be wise; we suffer less from pains than pleasures.
work
We live not to ourselves, our work is life.
Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.
art women thee
Thou art a woman, And that is saying the best and worst of thee.
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.