If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
-Nelson Mandela
Quotations
Heart
The very strength that protects the heart from injury is the strength that prevents the heart from enlarging to its intended greatness within. The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven.
-Kahlil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
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"
If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
-Khalil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
-Nelson Mandela
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
-George Bernard Shaw
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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"
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"
Hearts live by being wounded.
-Oscar Wilde
