Philip James Bailey Quotes
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True faith nor biddeth nor abideth form, The bended knee, the eye uplift; is all Which men need render; all which God can bear. What to the faith are forms? A passing speck, A crow upon the sky.
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Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.
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Lips like rosebuds peeping out of snow.
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Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.
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Blessings star forth forever; but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.
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Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.
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Most terrors are but spectral illusions. Only have the courage of the man who could walk up to his spectre seated in the chair before him, and sit down upon it; the horrid thing will not partake the chair with you.
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Imagination is the air of mind.
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As the master so the valet.
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Love is the art of hearts, and heart or arts.
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They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.
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The worst men often give the best advice. Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.
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I am tired of looking on what is, One might as well see beauty never more, As look upon it with an empty eye. I would this world were over. I am tired.
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Dewdrops, Nature's tears, which she Sheds in her own breast for the fair which die. The sun insists on gladness; but at night, When he is gone, poor Nature loves to weep.
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Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.
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Death is the universal salt of states; Blood is the base of all things--law and war.
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He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.
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Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering.
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The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.
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The world will find out that part of your character which concerns it: that which especially concerns yourself, it will leave for you to discover.
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Doubt is the shadow of truth.
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Ask not of me, love, what is love? Ask what is good of God above; Ask of the great sun what is light; Ask what is darkness of the night; Ask sin of what may be forgiven; Ask what is happiness of heaven; Ask what is folly of the crowd; Ask what is fashion of the shroud; Ask what is sweetness of thy kiss; Ask of thyself what beauty is.
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Nature means Necessity.
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Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in.