We must not pluck death from the Maker's hand. Philip James Bailey More Quotes by Philip James Bailey More Quotes From Philip James Bailey Love spends his all, and still hath store. Philip James Bailey stores love life Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest. Philip James Bailey lowliness virtue humility Leave the poor Some time for self-improvement. Let them not Be forced to grind the bones out of their arms For bread, but have some space to think and feel Like moral and immortal creatures. Philip James Bailey space self thinking The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. Philip James Bailey self motivational cheating Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth of truths is love. Philip James Bailey poet truth love Blessings star forth forever; but a curse is like a cloud, it passes. Philip James Bailey stars blessing clouds Naught but God Can satisfy the soul. Philip James Bailey soul god Grief hallows hearts, even while it ages heads. Philip James Bailey grief age heart America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land. Philip James Bailey land brother america The heart is its own Fate. Philip James Bailey fate heart Burn to be great, Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone. The plains are everlasting as the hills, The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else Comes on the mind with the like shock as though Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air. Philip James Bailey greatness air war Hell is the wrath of God--His hate of sin. Philip James Bailey wrath sin hate As the master so the valet. Philip James Bailey valet masters hero For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay. Philip James Bailey decay crumbling ivy And these are joys, like beauty, but skin deep. Philip James Bailey skin-deep skins joy Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it and may learn. Philip James Bailey kindness may needs England! my country, great and free! Heart of the world, I leap to thee! Philip James Bailey heart country world The dew, 'Tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy. Philip James Bailey stars joy sweet The ground of all great thoughts is sadness. Philip James Bailey sadness Music tells no truths. Philip James Bailey music