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Write to the mind and heart, and let the ear Glean after what it can.
Philip James Bailey
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Philip James Bailey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1816
Born: April 22
Died: 1902
Died: September 6
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We live in deeds, not years in thoughts, not breaths In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
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Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.
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There is no disappointment we endure one-half so great as what we are to ourselves.
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My favoured temple is an humble heart.
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Imagination is the air of mind.
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For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.
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Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
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