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I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do read more
I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again
How fading are the joys we dote upon!
Like apparitions seen and gone;
But those which soonest read more
How fading are the joys we dote upon!
Like apparitions seen and gone;
But those which soonest take their flight
Are the most exquisite and strong;
Like angel's visits short and bright,
Mortality's too weak to bear them long.
For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.
For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.
One joy shatters a hundred griefs
One joy shatters a hundred griefs
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.
Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. read more
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.
A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign read more
A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.
Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
