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.
¶ Festus, "Proem"
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Phillip James Bailey (1816-1902) English poet
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.
¶ Festus, Sc. V, "A Country Town"
Who never doubted never half believed
Where doubt there truth is—'t is her shadow.
¶ Festus, Sc. V, "A Country Town"
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