James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
god dear-lord soul
Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts The world were poor in thanks, though every soul Were to do nought but breathe them, every blade Of grass, and every atomie of earth To utter it like dew.
evil imperfection results
Evil then results from imperfection.
evil schemes form
Evil is limited. One cannot form A scheme for universal evil.
peace pain kindness
The goodness of the heart is shown in deeds Of peacefulness and kindness. Hand and heart Are one thing with the good, as thou should'st be. Do my words trouble thee? then treasure them, Pain overgot gives peace, as death doth Heaven. All things that speak of Heaven speak of peace.
power mind spirit
We love and live in power; it is the spirit's end. Mind must subdue; to conquer is its life.
crush two sorrow
Sorrow is a stone that crushes a single bearer to the ground, while two are able to carry it with ease.
wise pain suffering
Youth might be wise; we suffer less from pains than pleasures.
work
We live not to ourselves, our work is life.
Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.
art women thee
Thou art a woman, And that is saying the best and worst of thee.
wind breathe wave
The wind breathes not, and the wave Walks softly as above a grave.
values
The value of a thought cannot be told.
immortality settling
One thought settles a life, an immortality.
path
Not a single path Of thought I tread, but that it leads to God.