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Philip James Bailey Quotes: We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
         

We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial.


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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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For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.



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Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.



Surely the stars are images of love.

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Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.



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Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.



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Death, thou art infinite; it is life is little.



Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him.

Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him.





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This page presents the quote "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial.". Author of this quote is Philip James Bailey. This quote is about time, deeds, breaths, figures, years, feelings,.