Philip James Bailey — English Poet born on April 22, 1816, died on September 06, 1902

Philip James Bailey was an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus... (wikipedia)

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.
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.
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.