One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
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One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
Unseen, unspoken, and of no one known;
And of my sweet, who gave it, least of all.
[Fr., Ma vie a son secret, mon ame a son mystere:
Un amour eternel en un moment concu.
La mal est sans remede, aussi j'ai du le taire,
Et elle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su.]

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, read more

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life read more

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

Love makes of the wisest man a fool, and of the most foolish woman, a sage.

Love makes of the wisest man a fool, and of the most foolish woman, a sage.

How many time do I love, again?
Tell me how many beads there are
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How many time do I love, again?
Tell me how many beads there are
In a silver chain
Of evening rain
Unravelled from the trembling main
And threading the eye of a yellow star:--
So many time do I love again.