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.

There is an evening twilight of the heart,
When its wild passion-waves are lulled to rest.

There is an evening twilight of the heart,
When its wild passion-waves are lulled to rest.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

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.

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been read more

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.

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.]

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

The logic of the heart is absurd

The logic of the heart is absurd

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.