Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey
Philip James Baileywas an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth22 April 1816
excellence intellectual quality
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
love art heart
Love is the art of hearts, and heart or arts.
sorrow
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
evil hell bearable
Hell is more bearable than nothingness.
simple way world
The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it.
sweet light feelings
The poet's pen is the true divining rod Which trembles towards the inner founts of feeling; Bringing to light and use, else hid from all, The many sweet clear sources which we have of good and beauty in our own deep bosoms; And marks the variations of all mind As does the needle.
doubt shadow atheism
Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.
peace heaven speak
All things that speak of heaven speak of peace.
love truth truth-is
The truth of truths is love.
love beautiful brave
None but the brave and beautiful can love.
life mean ends
Life's but a means unto an end, that end, Beginning, mean, and end to all things--God.
life serious life-is
Life is as serious a thing as death.
passion honor strongest
The strongest passion which I have is honor.
heart sorrow knows
He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.