Philip James Bailey - Sun Quotes

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Ask not of me, love, what is love?
Ask what is good of God above;
Ask of the great sun what is light;
Ask what is darkness of the night;
Ask sin of what may be forgiven;
Ask what is happiness of heaven;
Ask what is folly of the crowd;
Ask what is fashion of the shroud;
Ask what is sweetness of thy kiss;
Ask of thyself what beauty is.

Philip James Bailey

Dew-drops, Nature's tears, which she
Sheds in her own breast for the fair which die.
The sun insists on gladness; but at night,
When he is gone, poor Nature loves to weep.

Philip James Bailey

The sun, God's crest upon His azure shield, the heavens.

Philip James Bailey

The sun, centre and sire of light,
The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.

Philip James Bailey

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.

Philip James Bailey

The sun, bright keystone of Heaven's world-built arch...

Philip James Bailey

Unimaginable space, As full of suns as is earth's sun of atoms.

Philip James Bailey