There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
-Vincent van Gogh
Quotations
Heart
He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures with in his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every step.
-Chanakya "Chanakya Niti"
Within the lotus of the heart He dwells, where nerves meet like spokes of a wheel at its hub. Meditate on Him as Aum, Easily may you cross the sea of darkness.
-Mundaka Upanishad "Mundaka Upanishad"
How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart you had to bury?
-Jodi Picoult
"Mercy"
Sometimes, on our way through the world, we meet someone who touches our heart in a way others don't.
-Philip Reeve
Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people’s hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human ‘brain’ with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human ‘heart’ with compassion.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "The XIV Dalai Lama"
The human heart is a healer, which heals both others and ourselves.
-Swami Dhyan Giten "Presence - Working from Within. The Psychology of Being"
In the depth of our heart, we already know that we are perfect as we are. In the depth of our inner being, we already know that life is perfect as it is.
-Swami Dhyan Giten
"The Silent Whisperings of the Heart - An Introduction to Giten's Approach to Life"
When the heart is dry the eye is dry
-Victor Hugo
"Les Misérables"
If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
-Khalil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
