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A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
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The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;
And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
You change your life by changing your heart.
You change your life by changing your heart.
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Soul of fibre and heart of oak.
[Sp., Alma de esparto y corazon de encina.]
Soul of fibre and heart of oak.
[Sp., Alma de esparto y corazon de encina.]
Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.
Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.
