He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it. Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
—James Allen (1864–1912) British Philosophical Writer
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
—Jesse Jackson (b.1941) American Civil Rights Leader, Minister
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
—Charles Dickens (1812–70) English Novelist
But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
If wrong our hearts, our heads are right in vain.
—Edward Young (1683–1765) English Poet
All who know their own minds, do not know their own hearts.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it—on the inside.
—Unknown
The field of intent grows my fingernails, it beats my heart, it digest my food, it writes my books, and it does this for everyone and everything in the universe.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author
The human heart is like the millstone in a mill; when you put wheat under it, it turns and grinds the wheat into flour.—If you put no wheat in, it still grinds on, but then it is itself it grinds and slowly wears away.
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
—Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819–81) American Editor, Novelist
Easy to know men’s faces, not their hearts.
—Chinese Proverb
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s-heart.
—Mencius (c.371–c.289 BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
Men laugh with their heart, women only with their mouth.
—Arabic Proverb
In our own hearts, we mold the whole world’s hereafters; and in our own hearts we fashion our own gods.
—Herman Melville (1819–91) American Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist, Poet
Of all the female qualities a warm heart is the most valuable.
—Chinese Proverb
Unlikely accomplishments are borne out of single-minded purposefulness. Future superstars don’t get there by keeping part of their heart in reserve.
—John Eliot (b.1971) American Psychologist, Academic
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92) British Poet
Keep your tents apart and your hearts together.
—African Proverb
Doubt obscures the true vision of the heart.
—Unknown
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Blind eyes see better than blind hearts.
—Arabic Proverb
I took his suggestion to heart and went from a “know-it-all” to a “learn-it-all”.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Have a strong mind and a soft heart.
—Anthony J. D’Angelo
As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft.
—H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic
What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it.
—Hugh Blair (1718–1800) Scottish Preacher, Scholar, Critic
The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren’t important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by spending more time in Quadrant II…Quadrant II is the heart of effective personal management.
—Stephen Covey (1932–2012) American Self-help Author
The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.
—James Russell Lowell (1819–91) American Poet, Critic
At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
Where are you searching for me, friend? Look! Here am I right within you. Not in temple, nor in mosque, not in Kaaba nor Kailas, but here right within you am I.
—Kabir (1440–1518) Indian Mystic
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