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There is no disappointment we endure one-half so great as what we are to ourselves.

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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Poet
Writer
P. J. Bailey
Endure
Half
Great
Disappointment

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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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The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.
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Stars which stand as thick as dewdrops on the field of heaven.
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Youth might be wise we suffer less from pains than pleasures.
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What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?
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The truth is perilous never to the true, Nor knowledge to the wise and to the fool, And to the false, error and truth alike, Error is worse than ignorance.
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Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.
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