Philip James Bailey ( 10 of 77 )
For ivy climbs the crumbling hall
To decorate decay.
For ivy climbs the crumbling hall
To decorate decay.
Joys
Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.
- Philip James Bailey, Festus
Joys
Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.
- Philip James Bailey, Festus
The worst men often give the best advice.
Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.
The worst men often give the best advice.
Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.
The truth is perilous never to the true,
Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
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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.
Hell is more bearable than nothingness.
Hell is more bearable than nothingness.
Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.
Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.
My favoured temple is in an humble heart.
My favoured temple is in an humble heart.
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
