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A wounded heart can with difficulty be cured.
[Ger., Doch ein gekranktes Herz erholt sich schwer.]
A wounded heart can with difficulty be cured.
[Ger., Doch ein gekranktes Herz erholt sich schwer.]
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 is the only broken instrument that works.
The heart is the only broken instrument that works.
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.
What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like read more
What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.
No command of art,
No toil, can help you hear;
Earth's minstrelsy falls clear
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No command of art,
No toil, can help you hear;
Earth's minstrelsy falls clear
But on the listening heart.
The heart is half a prophet.
The heart is half a prophet.
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. read more
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.
Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.
Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.