Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony. Saadi.

The heart is like the sea, is subject to storms, 40 ebb-tide and flood, and in its depths is many a precious pearl. Heine.

The heart is the best logician. Wendell Phillips.

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. Bible.

The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out. Bunyan.

The heart must be divorced from its idols. (?)

The heart must glow before the tongue can 45 gild. W. R. Alger.

The heart needs not for its heaven much space, nor many stars therein, if only the star of love has arisen. Jean Paul.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. Pr.

The heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any. Confucius.