The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.
His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain.
Maid of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh, give me back my heart!
Soul of fibre and heart of oak. [Sp., Alma de esparto y corazon de encina.]
My heart is wax to be moulded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.
No command of art, No toil, can help you hear; Earth's minstrelsy falls clear But on the listening heart.
Some hearts are hidden, some have not a heart.
"There are strings," said Mr. Tappertit, ". . . in the human heart that had better not be wibrated."
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.
My peace is gone, my heart is heavy. [Ger., Meine Ruh ist hin, Mein Herz ist schwer.]
Only the heart without a stain knows perfect ease. [Ger., Ganz unbefleckt geniesst sich nur das Herz.]
A wounded heart can with difficulty be cured. [Ger., Doch ein gekranktes Herz erholt sich schwer.]
There is an evening twilight of the heart, When its wild passion-waves are lulled to rest.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of entertainment. â¢Bible Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. â¢Gaelic Proverb There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect. â¢Gilbert K. Chesterton If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. â¢Arabian Proverb The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. â¢Benjamin Franklin See with your mind, hear with your heart. â¢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. â¢David Hare Were it not for hope the heart would break.
It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. â¢Evander Holyfield The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers. â¢Deepak Chopra Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft. â¢Ovid Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. â¢Ralph Waldo Emerson A heart in love with beauty never grows old. â¢Turkish Proverb To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
The way to the heart is through the ears -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.
If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. -Bob Hope.
Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart. -Thomas Fuller.
Nothing is less in our power than the heart, and far from commanding we are forced to obey it. -Jean Jacques Rousseau.