Quote#Happiness
It will not hurt me when I am old
Quote bySara Teasdale · 1884–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Flame and Shadow (1920), "Moonlight".
English (original)
It will not hurt me when I am old, A running tide where moonlight burned Will not sting me like silver snakes; The years will make me sad and cold, It is the happy heart that breaks.
— Sara Teasdale
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