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
It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.
-Catherynne M. Valente
"The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"
He who is in the fire, and he who is here in the heart, and he who is yonder in the sun - he is One.
- Upanishads "Maitri Upanishad"
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
-Vincent van Gogh
I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
-E. B. White
The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.
-Criss Jami
If heart filled with purity, then mind found the beauty.
-Toba Beta
"Master of Stupidity"
The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.
-Sarah Dessen
"Lock and Key"
When we stop judging others and ourselves, our heart begins to open.
-Swami Dhyan Giten
"The Silent Whisperings of the Heart - An Introduction to Giten's Approach to Life"
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"
