Philip James Bailey ( 10 of 77 )
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
The long days are no happier than the short ones.
The long days are no happier than the short ones.
Imagination is the air of mind.
Imagination is the air of mind.
Who never doubted, never half believed.
Where doubt there truth is--'tis her shadow.
Who never doubted, never half believed.
Where doubt there truth is--'tis her shadow.
The worst men often give the best advice.
The worst men often give the best advice.
Earth took her shining station as a star,
In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
Earth took her shining station as a star,
In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
Both man and womankind belie their nature
When they are not kind.
Both man and womankind belie their nature
When they are not kind.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in.
Wan night, the shadow goer, came stepping in.
England! my country, great and free!
Heart of the world, I leap to thee!
England! my country, great and free!
Heart of the world, I leap to thee!
