Philip James Bailey

Oh, could we lift the future's sable shroud.

— Philip James Bailey

The strongest passion which I have is honor.

— Philip James Bailey

What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?

— Philip James Bailey

It matters not how long we live but how.

— Philip James Bailey

Hell is the wrath of God--His hate of sin.

— Philip James Bailey

Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.

— Philip James Bailey

Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.

— Philip James Bailey

All things that speak of heaven speak of peace.

— Philip James Bailey

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

— Philip James Bailey

The world is a great poem, and the world's The words it is writ in, and we souls the thoughts.

— Philip James Bailey

The worst men often give the best advice. Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.

— Philip James Bailey

America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land.

— Philip James Bailey

Any heart turned Godward feels more joyIn one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raisedBy all the feasts of earth since…

— Philip James Bailey

The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.

— Philip James Bailey

Obey thy genius, for a minister it is unto the throne of fate. Draw to thy soul, and centralize the rays which…

— Philip James Bailey

Remember that thy heart will shed its pleasures as thine eye its tears, and both leave loathsome furrows.

— Philip James Bailey

Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts The world were poor in thanks, though every soul Were to do nought…

— Philip James Bailey

The truth is perilous never to the true, Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool, And to the false, error…

— Philip James Bailey

If all were rich, gold would be penniless.

— Philip James Bailey

Grief hallows hearts, even while it ages heads.

— Philip James Bailey

Walk boldly and wisely… There is a hand above that will help you on.

— Philip James Bailey

Love spends his all, and still hath store.

— Philip James Bailey

Joys Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.

— Philip James Bailey

One thought settles a life, an immortality.

— Philip James Bailey

Death, thou art infinite; it is life is little.

— Philip James Bailey

Thou art a woman, And that is saying the best and worst of thee.

— Philip James Bailey

We live not to ourselves, our work is life.

— Philip James Bailey

See the sun! God's crest upon His azure shield, the Heavens.

— Philip James Bailey

Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in.

— Philip James Bailey

He hath no power that hath not power to use.

— Philip James Bailey

Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.

— Philip James Bailey

The ground of all great thoughts is sadness.

— Philip James Bailey

Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.

— Philip James Bailey

A poet not in love is out at sea; He must have a lay-figure.

— Philip James Bailey

How slight a chance may raise or sink a soul!

— Philip James Bailey

Let us think less of men and more of God.

— Philip James Bailey

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.

— Philip James Bailey

None but God can fill the perfect whole.

— Philip James Bailey

Men might be better if we better deemed of them.

— Philip James Bailey

He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.

— Philip James Bailey