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Heart Quotes

"But You never reject a repentant and humble heart."

"But You never reject a repentant and humble heart."

Alphonsus Liguori, Italian Clergyman

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"It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb."

"It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb."

Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Scientist

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"Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.""

"Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.""

Francis Quarles, English Poet

Heart, Prudence, Temper, Word

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"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."

"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."

Roseanne Barr, American Actress

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"And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns."

"And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns."

Thomas Moore, Irish Poet

Heart, First, Flowers

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"Only do what your heart tells you."

"Only do what your heart tells you."

Princess Diana, British Royalty

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"Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise."

"Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise."

Julia Cameron, American Author

Heart, Creativity, Mystery

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"What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it."

"What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it."

Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian

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"Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment."

"Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

Heart, Environment, Feet, Spiritual

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"What happens in the heart simply happens."

"What happens in the heart simply happens."

Ted Hughes, English Poet

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"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart."

"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart."

Henry Clay, American Statesman

Heart, Character

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"Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger."

"Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger."

Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet

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"They are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings."

"They are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings."

John Ford, English Dramatist

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"I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart."

"I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart."

Brenda Lee, American Musician

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"Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute."

"Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute."

Junius, Roman Satirist

Heart, Understanding

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"Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?"

"Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?"

Jean Paul, German Author

Heart, Hair, Reason

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"The way of a man's heart will be foreshadowed by what goodness lies in him - coming from above, and from around; but a way foreshadowed is not a way made."

"The way of a man's heart will be foreshadowed by what goodness lies in him - coming from above, and from around; but a way foreshadowed is not a way made."

Donald G. Mitchell, American Essayist

Heart, Goodness, Lies, Man

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"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."

Marc Chagall, French Artist

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"My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision."

"My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision."

Barry Sanders, American Athlete

Heart, Decision, Desire

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"Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?"

"Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?"

Pablo Casals, Spanish Musician

Heart, Cunning, Machines, Man

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"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."

"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."

Bruce Willis, American Actor

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"It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises."

"It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

Heart, Promises, Words

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"But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer."

"But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

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"I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short. It doesn't matter what your height is, it's what's in your heart."

"I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short. It doesn't matter what your height is, it's what's in your heart."

Kirby Puckett, American Baseball Player

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"I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart."

"I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

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"A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head."

"A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head."

David Lloyd George, Welsh Statesman

Heart, Man, Old

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"Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart."

"Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart."

Jules Renard, French Dramatist

Heart, Socialism

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"If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart."

"If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart."

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

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"Oh Mr.Webster could never define what's being said between your heart and mine."

"Oh Mr.Webster could never define what's being said between your heart and mine."

Allison Krauss, American Musician

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"We are losing our superstars like Johnny and June Carter Cash and that breaks my heart."

"We are losing our superstars like Johnny and June Carter Cash and that breaks my heart."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

Heart, June, Losing

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"The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart."

"The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart."

Mikhail Bakunin, Russian Revolutionary

Heart, Intellect, Man

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"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart."

"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart."

Washington Irving, American Writer

Heart, Memory, Sun

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"Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days."

"Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days."

James Brown, American Musician

Heart, Giving, Mind

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"As long as your heart beats, one is never too old."

"As long as your heart beats, one is never too old."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

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"It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism."

"It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism."

Mary Astell, English Writer

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"If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart."

"If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart."

Allen Iverson, American Athlete

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"Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed."

"Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

Heart, Man, Will

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"It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart."

"It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart."

Yakov Smirnoff, Russian Comedian

Heart, Act, Spirit

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"It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority."

"It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority."

Harry A. Blackmun, American Judge

Heart, Choices, Rights, Majority

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"In childhood I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating. I recovered from that illness with a voice that boomed forth like Kate Smith's!"

"In childhood I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating. I recovered from that illness with a voice that boomed forth like Kate Smith's!"

Patsy Cline, American Musician

Heart, Childhood, Illness, Voice

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"Our heart always transcends us."

"Our heart always transcends us."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Heart, Human, Emotion, Love

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"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."

"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Heart, Knowledge, Beginning

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"There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them."

"There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

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"I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is."

"I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

Heart, State, Tension

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"When I found I had given birth to a human wreckage, to a child that was an imbecile, my heart was broken."

"When I found I had given birth to a human wreckage, to a child that was an imbecile, my heart was broken."

Victoria Woodhull, American Activist

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"Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special."

"Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special."

Robert Goulet, American Musician

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"Don't talk - keep it in your heart."

"Don't talk - keep it in your heart."

Duke Kahanamoku, American Athlete

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"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."

"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."

Golda Meir, Israeli Leader

Heart, Accident, Public

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"Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart."

"Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart."

Phyllis McGinley, American Author

Heart, Silence, Words

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"And there had to be a dagger thrust in the heart of the left to tell them that you are no longer gonna give five years for a Smith Act prosecution or one year for Contempt of Court, but we're gonna kill ya!"

"And there had to be a dagger thrust in the heart of the left to tell them that you are no longer gonna give five years for a Smith Act prosecution or one year for Contempt of Court, but we're gonna kill ya!"

Julius Rosenberg, American Criminal

Heart, Act, Contempt, Court

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