Philip James Bailey Professions : Poet Born : April 22, 1816 Died : September 6, 1902 Browse All Authors Top 148 quotes by Philip James Bailey Respect is what we owe; love, what we give. Philip James Bailey ethics respect giving The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it. Philip James Bailey simple way world Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him. Philip James Bailey kind-deeds men thinking Where imperfection ceaseth, heaven begins. Philip James Bailey perfection-and-imperfection imperfection heaven It is much less what we do than what we think, which fits us for the future. Philip James Bailey future fit thinking We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. Philip James Bailey gratitude heart life Walk boldly and wisely.... There is a hand above that will help you on. Philip James Bailey god helping hands Let us think less of men and more of God. Philip James Bailey god men thinking Every believer is God's miracle. Philip James Bailey believer miracle The death-bed of a day, how beautiful! Philip James Bailey sunset bed beautiful It matters not how long we live but how. Philip James Bailey age life long There is no disappointment we endure one-half so great as what we are to ourselves. Philip James Bailey endure disappointment half Music lives within thy lips Like a nightingale in roses. Philip James Bailey lips music-life rose Remember that thy heart will shed its pleasures as thine eye its tears, and both leave loathsome furrows. Philip James Bailey tears eye heart Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers. Philip James Bailey forbidden-love silence night The world is a great poem, and the world's Philip James Bailey soul world It is no great misfortune to oblige ungrateful people, but an unsupportable one to be forced to be under an obligation to a scoundrel. Philip James Bailey ungrateful-people scoundrels obligation Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art. Philip James Bailey nature men art What men call accident is God's own part. Philip James Bailey accidents men The truth of truths is love. Philip James Bailey truth-is truth love Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
