For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

Aeschylus
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  1. The heart has its reasons which reason knows not. - Blaise Pascal

  2. Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. - Jalaluddin Rumi

  3. His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before. - James Joyce

  4. Then he made one last effort to search in his heart for the place where his affection had rotted away, and he could not find it. - Unknown

  5. I am my heart’s undertaker. Daily I go and retrieve its tattered remains, place them delicately into its little coffin, and bury it in the depths of my memory, only to have to do it all again tomorrow. - Emilie Autumn

More Quotes By Aeschylus
  1. Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

  2. It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

  3. There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

  4. Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain

  5. Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, So men against their will Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.

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