Arthur Rimbaud: Quotes about heart

Arthur Rimbaud was French Decadent and Symbolist poet. Explore interesting quotes on heart.
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“A thousand Dreams within me softly burn:
From time to time my heart is like some oak
Whose blood runs golden where a branch is torn.”

Arthur Rimbaud

Source: Complete Works

Dreams , Time , Heart

“But, true, I’ve wept too much! Dawns break hearts./ Every moon is brutal, every sun bitter.”

Arthur Rimbaud

Variant: But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.

Sun , Heart

“To whom shall I hire myself out? What beast should I adore? What holy image is attacked? What hearts shall I break? What lies shall I uphold? In what blood tread?”

Arthur Rimbaud

Source: A Season in Hell/The Drunken Boat

Heart

“My sad heart foams at the stern.”

Arthur Rimbaud

Mon triste coeur bave à la poupe.
Le Coeur Volé http://www.mag4.net/Rimbaud/poesies/Stolen.html (The Stolen Heart, st. 1

Sadness , Heart

“Once, I remember well, my life was a feast where all hearts opened and all wines flowed.”

Arthur Rimbaud

Jadis, si je me souviens bien, ma vie était un festin où s'ouvraient tous les coeurs, où tous les vins coulaient.
Une Saison en Enfer http://www.mag4.net/Rimbaud/poesies/Season.html (A Season in Hell) (1873)

Life , Wine , Heart