For as nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light. Philip James Bailey More Quotes by Philip James Bailey More Quotes From Philip James Bailey Respect is what we owe; love, what we give. Philip James Bailey ethicsrespectgiving The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it. Philip James Bailey simplewayworld 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-deedsmenthinking Where imperfection ceaseth, heaven begins. Philip James Bailey perfection-and-imperfectionimperfectionheaven It is much less what we do than what we think, which fits us for the future. Philip James Bailey futurefitthinking 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 gratitudeheartlife Walk boldly and wisely.... There is a hand above that will help you on. Philip James Bailey godhelpinghands Let us think less of men and more of God. Philip James Bailey godmenthinking Every believer is God's miracle. Philip James Bailey believermiracle The death-bed of a day, how beautiful! Philip James Bailey sunsetbedbeautiful It matters not how long we live but how. Philip James Bailey agelifelong There is no disappointment we endure one-half so great as what we are to ourselves. Philip James Bailey enduredisappointmenthalf Music lives within thy lips Like a nightingale in roses. Philip James Bailey lipsmusic-liferose Remember that thy heart will shed its pleasures as thine eye its tears, and both leave loathsome furrows. Philip James Bailey tearseyeheart Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers. Philip James Bailey forbidden-lovesilencenight The world is a great poem, and the world's Philip James Bailey soulworld 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-peoplescoundrelsobligation Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art. Philip James Bailey naturemenart What men call accident is God's own part. Philip James Bailey accidentsmen The truth of truths is love. Philip James Bailey truth-istruthlove
