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The strongest passion which I have is honor.

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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Honor
Passion

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And these are joys, like beauty, but skin deep.
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For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.
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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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