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
What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?
— Philip James Bailey
What men call accident is God's own part.
— Philip James Bailey
All ways are byeways but the way of God, So broad, not thought a road.
— Philip James Bailey
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in 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
See the sun! God's crest upon His azure shield, the Heavens.
— Philip James Bailey
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
— 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
But though the mass Be holy, yet the first-fruits God most loves.
— 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