The mind knows only what lies near the heart.
-Edith Hamilton
"Mythology"
Quotations
Heart
May our heart’s garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.
-Thich Nhat Hanh "Thich Nhat Hanh"
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
-Antoine De Saint Exupéry
"The Little Prince"
The union of two hearts is a veritable sacred scriptural rite.
-Swami Sivananda "Swami Sivananda"
The very strength that protects the heart from injury is the strength that prevents the heart from enlarging to its intended greatness within. The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven.
-Kahlil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.
-Jimmy Dean
Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.
-Sarah Ban Breathnach "Sarah Breathnach"
The heart has its reasons but the mind makes the excuses.
-Amit Abraham
Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.
-William Goldman
"The Princess Bride"
Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.
-Robert "Bob" Pierce
