Quote

Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.

Philip James Bailey

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Philip James Bailey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1816
Born: April 22
Died: 1902
Died: September 6
Author
Poet
Writer
P. J. Bailey
Sorrow
Soon
Comes
Nothing

More quotes by Philip James Bailey

Image
When I forget that the stars shine in air-- When I forget that beauty is in stars-- When I forget that love with beauty is-- Will I forget thee: till then all things else.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Imagination is the air of mind.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Look on the bee upon the wing 'mong flowers How brave, how bright his life! then mark, him hiv'd, Cramp'd, cringing in his self-built, social cell, Thus it is in the world-hive most where men Lie deep in cities as in drifts.
Philip James Bailey
Image
The goodness of the heart is shown in deeds Of peacefulness and kindness. Hand and heart Are one thing with the good, as thou should'st be. Do my words trouble thee? then treasure them, Pain overgot gives peace, as death doth Heaven. All things that speak of Heaven speak of peace.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Let us think less of men and more of God.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Life's but a means unto an end, that end, Beginning, mean, and end to all things--God.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Men might be better if we better deemed of them.
Philip James Bailey
Image
The dew, 'Tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Nature means Necessity.
Philip James Bailey
Image
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
Philip James Bailey
Image
The truth is perilous never to the true, Nor knowledge to the wise and to the fool, And to the false, error and truth alike, Error is worse than ignorance.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Youth might be wise we suffer less from pains than pleasures.
Philip James Bailey
Image
All are of the race of God, and have in themselves good.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it and may learn.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Every believer is God's miracle.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Blessings star forth forever but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.
Philip James Bailey
Image
Death, thou art infinite it is life is little.
Philip James Bailey