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.

You change your life by changing your heart.

You change your life by changing your heart.

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess what I'm feeling - frightened read more

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess what I'm feeling - frightened you'll slip away.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

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

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.

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.

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.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.