A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

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 loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts read more

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her

Some hearts are hidden, some have not a heart.

Some hearts are hidden, some have not a heart.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

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.]

Maid of Athens, ere we part,
Give, oh, give me back my heart!

Maid of Athens, ere we part,
Give, oh, give me back my heart!

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual read more

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual feast.