Philip James Bailey ( 10 of 77 )
For ivy climbs the crumbling hall
To decorate decay.
For ivy climbs the crumbling hall
To decorate decay.
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.
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.
Night brings out stars as sorrow shows us truths.
Night brings out stars as sorrow shows us truths.
My favoured temple is in an humble heart.
My favoured temple is in an humble heart.
I love night more than day--she is so lovely;
But I love night the most because she brings
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I love night more than day--she is so lovely;
But I love night the most because she brings
My love to me in dreams which scarcely lie.
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself
When night hath set her silver lamp high,
Then is the time for study.
When night hath set her silver lamp high,
Then is the time for study.
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
