I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Quotations
Heart
The heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should obey it.
-C. S. Lewis
"The Abolition of Man"
The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart.
-Jacqueline Carey
"Kushiel's Chosen"
Come live in my heart, and pay no rent.
-Samuel Lover
He who loves me is made pure; his heart melts in joy. He rises to transcendental consciousness by the rousing of his higher emotional nature. Tears of joy flow from his eyes, his hair stands on end, his heart melts in love. The bliss in that state is so intense that, forgetful of himself and his surroundings, he sometimes weeps profusely, or laughs, or sings, or dances; such a devotee is a purifying influence upon the whole universe.
-Srimad Bhagavad Gita "Srimad Bhagavatam 11.8"
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"
We need such a heart that is serious like the sea and generous like the sky.
-Swami Vivekananda
Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.
-Jimmy Dean
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
-Nelson Mandela
Who can know the heart of youth but youth itself?
-Patti Smith
"Just Kids"
