“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy:
I were but little happy, if I could say how much”
– Shakespeare
” The Way that can be spoken of is not the true Way.” — Lao Tze, Tao Te Ching
To honor his birthday, on April 23rd, I imagined posting a killer quote from Shakespeare on the topic of Joy. However, the best laid plans of mice & women, oft go astray. Upon further research, none seemed to grab me and so I did nothing, except beat myself up for blowing off the post. Finally, I realized there was a perfect Shakespeare quote for the occasion that reflected my dilemma exactly:
“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy:
I were but little happy, if I could say how much”
Apparently, Shakespeare had the same problem: how to describe to another that which can only be experienced for oneself.
