Philip James Bailey

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself

Ask not of me, love, what is love?
Ask what is good of God above;
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Ask not of me, love, what is love?
Ask what is good of God above;
Ask of the great sum what is light;
Ask what is darkness of the night;
Ask sin of what may be forgiven;
Ask what is happiness of heaven;
Ask what is folly of the crowd;
Ask what is fashion of the shroud;
Ask what is sweetness of thy kiss;
Ask of thyself what beauty is.

Faith is a higher faculty than reason.

Faith is a higher faculty than reason.

Surely the stars are images of love.

Surely the stars are images of love.

The course of Nature seems a course of Death,
And nothingness the whole substantial thing.

The course of Nature seems a course of Death,
And nothingness the whole substantial thing.