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Philip James Bailey Quotes

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 noblest, acts the best.
Philip James Bailey

Biography

Author Profession: Poet
Nationality: English
Born: April 22, 1816
Died: September 6, 1902

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Music tells no truths.
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Art is man's nature; nature is God's art.
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Imagination is the air of mind.
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Kindness is wisdom.
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The long days are no happier than the short ones.
Philip James Bailey

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 the most of Heaven he hath in him.
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