Quote#Happiness
He drinks misery, and he tastes happiness; he mows misery, and he…
Quote byJohn Donne · 1572–1631
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions (1624), Meditation 13.
English (original)
He drinks misery, and he tastes happiness; he mows misery, and he gleaned happiness; he journeys in misery, he does but walked in happiness.
— John Donne
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