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… - Philip James Bailey

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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.
Life's but a means unto an end; that end
Beginning, mean, and end to all things, — God.
The dead have all the glory of the world.

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About Philip James Bailey

Philip James Bailey (22 April 1816 – 6 September 1902) was an English poet, most famous as the author of Festus.

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Alternative Names: P. J. Bailey
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