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For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.
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 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
The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.
The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.
My peace is gone, my heart is heavy.
[Ger., Meine Ruh ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer.]
My peace is gone, my heart is heavy.
[Ger., Meine Ruh ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer.]
The most confused we ever get is when we're trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is read more
The most confused we ever get is when we're trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is a lie.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with his joy.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with his joy.
