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.

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.

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.]

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also
in me.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also
in me.

Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can read more

Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.