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For as nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light.
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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Application is the price to be paid for mental acquisition. To have the harvest, we must sow the seed.
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There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
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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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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.
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It matters not how long we live but how.
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Walk boldly and wisely.... There is a hand above that will help you on.
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Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers.
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It is much less what we do than what we think, which fits us for the future.
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The dew, 'Tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy.
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