Be not sad because all men <br />Prefer a lying clamour before you: <br />Sweetheart, be at peace again -- - <br />Can they dishonour you? <br /> <br />They are sadder than all tears; <br />Their lives ascend as a continual sigh. <br />Proudly answer to their tears: <br />As they deny, deny.<br /><br />James Joyce<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-not-sad/
