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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
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P. J. Bailey
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Heart

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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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Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage War with the lines of Darkness and the moon, Pale ghost of Night, comes haunting the cold earth After the sun's red sea-death--quietless.
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For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.
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The course of Nature seems a course of Death, And nothingness the whole substantial thing.
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The strongest passion which I have is honor.
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All are of the race of God, and have in themselves good.
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One thought settles a life, an immortality.
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I cannot be content with less than heaven.
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Death, thou art infinite it is life is little.
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Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it and may learn.
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Hell is more bearable than nothingness.
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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.
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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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Poetry is itself a thing of God He made his prophets poets and the more We feel of poesie do we become Like God in love and power,-under-makers.
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He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.
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Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
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Naught but God Can satisfy the soul.
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Any heart turned Godward feels more joyIn one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raisedBy all the feasts of earth since its foundation.
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Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.
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The wind breathes not, and the wave Walks softly as above a grave.
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