John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7202 Philip James Bailey 1816-1905 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7202 |
AUTHOR: | Philip James Bailey (1816–1905) |
QUOTATION: | 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. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Festus. Scene v. A Country Town. |