WIST

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.

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
Festus, “Proem” (1839)

Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art.

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
Festus, “Proem” (1839)

America thou half-brother of the world!
With something good and bad of every land.

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
Festus, Sc. 10 “Earth’s Surface”

Men might be better if we better deemed
Of them. The worst way to improve the world
Is to condemn it.

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
Festus, Sc. 4 “A Mountain; Sunrise” (1839)

We live in deeds, not years:
In thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
We should count time by heart-throbs.
He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
Festus, Sc. 5 “A Country Town” (1839)

Who never doubted never half believed
Where doubt there truth is — ’tis her shadow

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
Festus, Sc. 5 “A Country Town” (1839)