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Be Not Sad



 

Be not sad because all men
Prefer a lying clamour before you:
Sweetheart, be at peace again — -
Can they dishonour you?

They are sadder than all tears;
Their lives ascend as a continual sigh.
Proudly answer to their tears:
As they deny, deny.

James Joyce
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