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Quotes about Heart


The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Philip James Bible

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Philip James Bible

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Philip James Bible

A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Philip James Bible

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

Philip James Bible

My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.

Robert Burns

His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain.

Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron)

Maid of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh, give me back my heart!

Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron)

Soul of fibre and heart of oak. [Sp., Alma de esparto y corazon de encina.]

Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)

My heart is wax to be moulded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.

Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)

No command of art, No toil, can help you hear; Earth's minstrelsy falls clear But on the listening heart.

John Vance Cheney

Some hearts are hidden, some have not a heart.

George Crabbe

"There are strings," said Mr. Tappertit, ". . . in the human heart that had better not be wibrated."

Charles Dickens

The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die.

Emily Dickinson

My peace is gone, my heart is heavy. [Ger., Meine Ruh ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Only the heart without a stain knows perfect ease. [Ger., Ganz unbefleckt geniesst sich nur das Herz.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A wounded heart can with difficulty be cured. [Ger., Doch ein gekranktes Herz erholt sich schwer.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There is an evening twilight of the heart, When its wild passion-waves are lulled to rest.

Fitz-Greene Halleck

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of entertainment. •Bible Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. •Gaelic Proverb There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect. •Gilbert K. Chesterton If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. •Arabian Proverb The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. •Benjamin Franklin See with your mind, hear with your heart. •Kurdish Proverb Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together. •David Hare Were it not for hope the heart would break.

Fitz-Greene Bible

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. •Evander Holyfield The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers. •Deepak Chopra Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft. •Ovid Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. •Ralph Waldo Emerson A heart in love with beauty never grows old. •Turkish Proverb To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

Evander Holyfield

The way to the heart is through the ears -Katie Hurley.

Katie Hurley

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life. -Frederika Bremer.

Frederika Bremer

If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. -Bob Hope.

Bob Hope

Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart. -Thomas Fuller.

Thomas Fuller

Nothing is less in our power than the heart, and far from commanding we are forced to obey it. -Jean Jacques Rousseau.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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