Philip James Bailey (22 April 1816 – 6 September 1902) was an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus. Read full biography of Philip James Bailey →
Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.
Kindness is wisdom.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show... →
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the... →
Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.
The long days are no happier than the short ones.
Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.
Imagination is the air of mind.
America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land.
Art is man's nature; nature is God's art.
What men call accident is God's own part.
Philip James Bailey (22 April 1816 – 6 September 1902) was an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus.