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Heart Quotes

"Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head."

"Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Heart, Contempt, Hatred

22

"Purity of heart is to will one thing."

"Purity of heart is to will one thing."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Heart, Purity, Will

22

"The city's contradictions and frailties drive me to the church. The church, in turn, binds my wounds and soothes my troubled heart, and sends me right back out into the city again."

"The city's contradictions and frailties drive me to the church. The church, in turn, binds my wounds and soothes my troubled heart, and sends me right back out into the city again."

Steve Ross, American Businessman

Heart, Church, Right, Wounds

22

"The funny thing about the heart is a soft heart is a strong heart, and a hard heart is a weak heart."

"The funny thing about the heart is a soft heart is a strong heart, and a hard heart is a weak heart."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Heart, Truth, Strength, Happiness

22

"The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears."

"The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears."

Charles Simeon, English Clergyman

Heart, Hope, Spirit, Tears

22

"There is only one evil, one crime, one sin: lack of heart."

"There is only one evil, one crime, one sin: lack of heart."

Multatuli, Dutch Novelist

Heart, Crime, Evil

22

"The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart."

"The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart."

Julien Green, American Novelist

Heart, Earth, Man

22

"The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth."

"The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Heart, Christian, Earth, Moods

21

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart."

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Heart, Beauty, Emotion, Spirit

21

"I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf."

"I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf."

Robert Bloch, American Writer

21

"Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text."

"Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Heart, Mind, Needs

21

"There is no instinct like that of the heart."

"There is no instinct like that of the heart."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Heart, Instinct

21

"Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred."

"Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred."

Daniel De Leon, American Activist

Heart, Progress, Ideas, Capitalism

21

"When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it's pretty certain that she has his."

"When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it's pretty certain that she has his."

George Dennison Prentice, American Editor

Heart, Lady, Man, Pretty

21

"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."

"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

21

"The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassin's bullet. Or it can be the lotion of the heart."

"The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassin's bullet. Or it can be the lotion of the heart."

Norman Parkinson, English Photographer

21

"No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart."

"No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Heart, Manners, Want

21

"Be good to yourself. Listen to your body, to your heart. We're very hard on ourselves, and we're always feeling like we're not doing enough. It's a terribly hard job."

"Be good to yourself. Listen to your body, to your heart. We're very hard on ourselves, and we're always feeling like we're not doing enough. It's a terribly hard job."

Marcia Wallace, American Actress

Heart, Body, Feeling, Job

21

"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."

"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

20

"Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do."

"Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do."

Marilyn vos Savant, American Writer

Heart, Promise, Right

20

"I'm a nudist at heart."

"I'm a nudist at heart."

Christopher Meloni, American Actor

20

"I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least I'd know that I tried."

"I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least I'd know that I tried."

Michelle Branch, American Musician

20

"Your heart is the roots to God.Your heart is nourished by truth, by God, but you have forgotten the heart.Come back to the heart, and you will be able to know the truth.You will be able to know the truth as the truth and the false as the false."

"Your heart is the roots to God.Your heart is nourished by truth, by God, but you have forgotten the heart.Come back to the heart, and you will be able to know the truth.You will be able to know the truth as the truth and the false as the false."

Swami Dhyan Giten, Swedish Spiritual Leader

Heart, Truth, Spiritual, Awakening

20

"Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song."

"Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song."

Konrad von Gesner, Swiss Scientist

Heart, Song, Thanksgiving

20

"For as well as I have loved thee heretofore, mine heart will not serve now to see thee; for through thee and me is the flower of kings and knights destroyed."

"For as well as I have loved thee heretofore, mine heart will not serve now to see thee; for through thee and me is the flower of kings and knights destroyed."

Thomas Malory, English Author

Heart, Kings, Now, Will

20

"Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use."

"Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use."

Carlos Castaneda, American Writer

20

"The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain."

"The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain."

Helena Petrova Blavatsky, Russian Author

Heart, Fire, Light

20

"Just make sure the day doesn't pass without sayin' what's in your heart. Sometimes you pass up those chances and they're gone forever."

"Just make sure the day doesn't pass without sayin' what's in your heart. Sometimes you pass up those chances and they're gone forever."

Dan Groat, American Author

Heart, Today, Love, Communication

20

"There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you."

"There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Heart, May, Order, Pride

19

"I got a phone call saying we are from the News of the World, and we're exposing you and David Beckham. My heart did not beat for a minute."

"I got a phone call saying we are from the News of the World, and we're exposing you and David Beckham. My heart did not beat for a minute."

Rebecca Loos, English Celebrity

Heart, News, Saying, World

19

"In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another."

"In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

19

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

19

"Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart."

"Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart."

George Eliot, British Author

Heart, Jealousy

19

"The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"

"The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Heart, Day, Will

19

"The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our kind, and the next we see in them the reflection of the divine image."

"The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our kind, and the next we see in them the reflection of the divine image."

Charles W. Chesnutt, American Novelist

Heart, Despair, Mystery, Reflection

19

"Deep down a broken heart, all the sadness one can bear is misery."

"Deep down a broken heart, all the sadness one can bear is misery."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Heart, Sadness, Misery, Pain

19

"Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?"

"Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?"

Francis Scott Key, American Author

Heart, Country, Song

19

"Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart."

"Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart."

Ruth Graham, American Celebrity

18

"The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe."

"The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Heart, First, Pain, Quail

18

"In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished."

"In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished."

Charles Kendall Adams, American Educator

Heart, Columbus, Fire, Old

18

"A willing heart adds feather to the heel."

"A willing heart adds feather to the heel."

Joanna Baillie, Scottish Poet

18

"Once a woman has given you her heart, you can never get rid of the rest of her."

"Once a woman has given you her heart, you can never get rid of the rest of her."

John Vanbrugh, English Architect

Heart, Rest, Woman

18

"The training of the schools should be extended to the heart as well as the mind and hand."

"The training of the schools should be extended to the heart as well as the mind and hand."

Sheldon Jackson, American Politician

Heart, Mind, Schools, Training

17

"Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe."

"Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Heart, Eyes, Tears, Weeping

17

"I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40."

"I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40."

Pete Maravich, American Athlete

Heart, Play, Want, Years

17

"Your heart is your temple."

"Your heart is your temple."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Heart, Temple, Truth, Self

17

"There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart."

"There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Heart, Nothing, Tongue

16

"If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it."

"If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Heart, Laughter, Man, May

16

"The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labor. The human heart is so robust, so tough, that once encouraged it beats its rhythm with a loud unswerving insistency."

"The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labor. The human heart is so robust, so tough, that once encouraged it beats its rhythm with a loud unswerving insistency."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Heart, Motivational, Emotion, Persistence

16

"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own."

"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Heart, Knowledge

16

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