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Let us think less of men and more of God.
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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Stars which stand as thick as dewdrops on the field of heaven.
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He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.
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Fine thoughts are wealth, for the right use of which Men are and ought to be accountable,-- If not to Thee, to those they influence.
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I cannot be content with less than heaven.
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What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?
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And these are joys, like beauty, but skin deep.
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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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Leave the poor Some time for self-improvement. Let them not Be forced to grind the bones out of their arms For bread, but have some space to think and feel Like moral and immortal creatures.
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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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