(Verified on paper) and the words continue to circulate, e.g., the modern reference work “The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations” included a memorable line: Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Editor Elizabeth Knowles, “Philip James Bailey”, Oxford Reference Online, Print Publication Date: 2009, Oxford University Press. We must count time by heart-throbs.”Ī version of this poetic passage ascribed to Bailey appeared in the 1968 compendium “The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life” 1968, The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life by Forbes Magazine, Quote, Published by Forbes, Inc., New York. For “we live in deeds, not years, in thoughts, not breaths in feelings, not in figures on a dial. But a life cannot be measured by its length. It does seem to us that his life was all too short. The words of Bailey were echoed in a remembrance written in 1904 about a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania: 1905, The Minutes of the Thirty-Seventh Session of the Central Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Held in the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Berwick, Pennsylvania … Continue reading Who thinks most-feels the noblest-acts the best. We live in deeds, not years in thoughts, not breaths Mussey and Company, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1853 a version was published in the United States that included the following passage which QI believes displays some points of conceptual similarity with the quotation under investigation: 1853, Festus: A Poem by Philip James Bailey, Quote, Benjamin B. The poet Philip James Bailey first released his magnum opus “Festus” in 1839. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. Hence, there is some uncertainty about the origin of this quotation in the mind of the person who employed it in 1989. Since you’re a writer, also, you know how that works when you’re in the ‘zone’.” However, she acknowledged in a follow-up e-mail: “While I doubt it, there is a possibility that I may have heard that verbiage before and simply went with it, or maybe it just came out from the labyrinths of my mind. I called Vicki Corona on April 17, 2012, and she said that, to the best of her knowledge, the quote was hers because she always wrote original material for the series of dance booklets she produced. I was shocked to find this popular quote in a 1989 thirty-two-page booklet on Tahitian dance. Bolsta stated on his blog that he contacted Vicki Corona directly to explore the origin of the saying in her book: Website: Triumph of the Spirit: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Troubled World, Article title: “Through God’s Eyes”-Sources of Quotes, Webpage description: Source notes for the … Continue reading Bolsta admirably performed extensive research attempting to pin down the sources for the quotations in his book. The above citation was uncovered by the author Phil Bolsta who was writing a book which included a large number of quotations. Yes, there are so many grueling details and rehearsals to agonize over, but the dances and music of Tahiti add a happy, healthy dimension to our lives! Remember that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away! Dancing can do that for you! Quote Investigator: The earliest evidence known to QI appeared in 1989 in a book for dancers titled “Tahitian Choreographies” by Vicki Corona: 1989, Tahitian Choreographies by Vicki Corona, Volume 11, Book 18,, Dance Fantasy Productions, Printed by Dennis Bolton Enterprises, North Hollywood, California. I doubt that this was coined by George Carlin or Maya Angelou though I have seen those ascriptions. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. George Carlin? Maya Angelou? Vicki Corona? Hilary Cooper? Kevin Bisch? Will Smith? Philip James Bailey?ĭear Quote Investigator: The following inspirational quotation has been attributed to a wide variety of people:
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