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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
Writer
P. J. Bailey
Fate
Heart

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My favoured temple is an humble heart.
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Stars which stand as thick as dewdrops on the field of heaven.
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Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.
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Blessings star forth forever but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.
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Life is as serious a thing as death.
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