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The heart is its own Fate.

Philip James Bailey

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Philip James Bailey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1816
Born: April 22
Died: 1902
Died: September 6
Author
Poet
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P. J. Bailey
Fate
Heart

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Youth might be wise we suffer less from pains than pleasures.
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The dew, 'Tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy.
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Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts The world were poor in thanks, though every soul Were to do nought but breathe them, every blade Of grass, and every atomie of earth To utter it like dew.
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Stars which stand as thick as dewdrops on the field of heaven.
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Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.
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The worst men often give the best advice. Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.
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Evil is limited. One cannot form A scheme for universal evil.
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As the master so the valet.
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A poet not in love is out at sea He must have a lay-figure.
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Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.
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Necessity, like electricity, is in ourselves and all things, and no more without us than within us.
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One thought settles a life, an immortality.
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Walk boldly and wisely.... There is a hand above that will help you on.
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Hell is more bearable than nothingness.
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