"I have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests."
Read quote
10 likes
Heart quotes
Heart
24K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to Heart
Browse quotes that often appear alongside heart — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Heart quotes (page 141 of 1198)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Often one is more attached to the journey than to the discovery... because the journey happens in the mind... the discovery happens in the heart."
Read quote
10 likes
"Only hidden and undetected oratory is really insidious. What reaches the heart without going through the mind is likely to bounce back and put the mind out of business."
Read quote
10 likes
"A Mother is the heart of the home"
Read quote
10 likes
"Conversion is not only changing the faith. Conversion is changing the heart and working over there is the grace of God. Then only comes the question of change of faith. Nobody can force you, not even the holy prophets."
Read quote
10 likes
"Christ prays in me, Christ works in me, Christ thinks in me, Christ looks through my eyes, Christ speaks through my words, Christ works with my hands, Christ walks with my feet, Christ loves with my heart. As St Paul's prayer was: I belong to Christ and nothing will separate me from the love of Christ. It was that oneness, oneness with God in the Holy Spirit."
Read quote
10 likes
"I always begin my prayer in silence, for it is in the silence of the heart that God speaks. God is the friend of silence-we need to listen to God because it's not what we say but what He says to us and through us that matters."
Read quote
10 likes
"God speaks in the silence of the heart."
Read quote
10 likes
"literacy is at the heart of sustainable development"
Read quote
10 likes
"There is so much love in your heart that you could heal the planet."
Read quote
10 likes
"Like first love, the heart of Russia will not forget you."
Read quote
10 likes
"For the sake of the sons - and even for the son's future wives - a woman must keep a part of her mind and heart entirely for herself. Every family is better off with a wife and mother who can astonish and occasionally dewilder."
Read quote
9 likes
"The time for letting the Christian bashing go on essentially unchallenged has come to an end... There is a great need for a Christian anti-defamation league. To some degree, there is such an organization emerging on the horizon, the Catholic League... I have had it on my heart for about a decade - and have even expressed the thought - that a Christian anti-defamation league would be helpful."
Read quote
9 likes
"To possess both wisdom and compassion is the heart of our human revolution. If you have wisdom alone and lack compassion, it will be a cold, perverse wisdom. If you have compassion alone and lack wisdom, you cannot give happiness to others. You are even likely to lead them in the wrong direction, and you won't be able to achieve your own happiness."
Read quote
9 likes
"Whenever Roosevelt (Theodore) expected a visitor, he sat up late the night before, reading up on the subject in which he knew his guest was particularly interested. For Roosevelt knew, all the leaders royal road to a person's heart is to talk about the things he or she treasures most."
Read quote
9 likes
"NEVER GIVE UP No matter what is going on Never give up Develop the heart Too much energy in your country Is spent developing the mind Instead of the heart Be compassionate Not just to your friends But to everyone Be compassionate Work for peace In your heart and in the world Work for peace And I say again Never give up No matter what is going on around you Never give up"
Read quote
9 likes
"Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting others, whoever they may be. Whether one is a lay person or a monastic, we have no other option if we wish to survive in this world."
Read quote
9 likes
"The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely."
Read quote
9 likes
"In silence and in meditation on the eternal truths, I hear the voice of God which excites our hearts to greater love."
Read quote
9 likes
"As St. Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary, He told us to be not only "as harmless as doves," but also "as wise as serpents." He wants a child's heart, but a grown-up's head."
Read quote
9 likes