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LinesThe head alone knows what dwells near the heart,A man knows his mind alone;No sickness is worse to one who is wiseThan to lack the longed-for joy.

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The head alone knows what dwells near the heart, A man knows his mind alone; No sickness is worse to one who is wise Than to lack the longed-for joy.

Hávamál, Henry Adams Bellows, stanza 95. Public domain in the United States.