“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs;
Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;
Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears;
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.”
Source: Romeo and Juliet
“A heartless judge and a brainless cop can't make your life”
“Men’s slaves, their hearts are greedy,
The great do not mingle with their people when they rejoice.”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“Forgetfulness profits you,
Follow your heart as long as you live!”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“Do your things on earth as your heart commands!
When there comes to you that day of mourning,
The Weary-hearted hears not their mourning, Wailing saves no man from the pit!”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“Every one of us dies more than once in our lifetime in the hearts of our loved ones, and haunt them through the ghosts of our memories.”
Source: The Abandoned Paradise: Unraveling the beauty of untouched thoughts and dreams
“I am knowing to him who lacks knowledge,
One who teaches a man what is useful to him.
I am a straight one in the king’s house,
Who knows what to say in every office.
I am a listener who listens to the truth,
Who ponders it in the heart.
I am one pleasant to his lord’s house,
Who is remembered for his good qualities.
I am kindly in the offices,
One who is calm and does not roar.
I am kindly, not short-tempered,
One who does not attack a man for a remark.
I am accurate like the scales.
Straight and true like Thoth.
I am firm-footed, well-disposed,
Loyal to him who advanced him.
I am a knower who taught himself knowledge,
An advisor whose advice is sought.
I am a speaker in the hall of justice,
Skilled in speech in anxious situations.”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“Each man’s heart is for himself.”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“Hearts have quite abandoned it”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“Speech falls on the heart like fire,
One cannot endure the word of mouth.”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms