My soul stood up today and said:
Your heart is full of sorrow.
I know, I said,
Joy left me yesterday and said
She will be back tomorrow.
It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity. The time present is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and we are forced to supply its deficiencies by recollection or anticipation.
~ Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Your heart is full of sorrow.
I know, I said,
Joy left me yesterday and said
She will be back tomorrow.
It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity. The time present is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and we are forced to supply its deficiencies by recollection or anticipation.
~ Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
No comments:
Post a Comment