Heart
A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.
The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart.
The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc.
Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart.
One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps.
Vital part; secret meaning; real intention.
A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit.
To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage.
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Heart Quotations
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Buddha
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Oscar Wilde
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.
Winston Churchill
It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.
Winston Churchill
He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
Abraham Lincoln
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Confucius
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
Confucius
If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
Maya Angelou
Heart Translations
heart in Afrikaans is hart
heart in Danish is hjerte
heart in Dutch is hart
heart in French is coeur
heart in German is Herz
heart in Italian is cuore
heart in Latin is viscus, pectus
heart in Norwegian is kjerne, hjerte
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