Quotes from Philip James Bailey
He is a fool who is not for love and beauty. I speak unto the young, for I am of them and always shall be.
— Philip James Bailey
The sun, centre and sire of light, The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.
— Philip James Bailey
Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.
— Philip James Bailey
Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.
— Philip James Bailey
What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?
— Philip James Bailey
But though the mass Be holy, yet the first-fruits God most loves.
— Philip James Bailey
All ways are byeways but the way of God, So broad, not thought a road.
— Philip James Bailey
Corruption springs from light: 'tis one same power Creates, preserves, destroys; matter whereon It works, on e'er self-transmutative form, Common to now the living, now the dead.
— Philip James Bailey
What men call accident is God's own part.
— Philip James Bailey
Poetry is itself a thing of God; He made his prophets poets; and the more We feel of poesie do we become Like God in love and power,-under-makers.
— Philip James Bailey
There are whole veins of diamonds in thine eyes, Might furnish crowns for all the Queens of earth.
— Philip James Bailey
Every believer is God's miracle.
— Philip James Bailey