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Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with
Every delay that postpones our joys, is long
The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare
Now no joy but lacks salt
That is not dashed with pain
And weariness and fault;
I crave the stain
Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
That is not dashed with pain
And weariness and fault;
I crave the stain
Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
To Earthward, 1923
Every joy is gain, and gain is gain, however small.
And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,
The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.
The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.
The Deserted Village
Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment; there is no fate in the world so horrible as to have no share in either its joy or sorrows.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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