heart Quotes

The seat of the soul and the control of voluntary movement - in fact, of nervous functions in general, - are to be sought in the heart. The brain is an organ of minor importance.

"Here is my secret. It is very simple: one sees well only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes."

"But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart."

The heart is the perfection of the whole organism. Therefore the principles of the power of perception and the souls ability to nourish itself must lie in the heart.

"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."

"Nothing comes of severity if there be no leanings towards a change of heart. And if there be natural leanings towards a change of heart, what need for severity?"

The souls ability to nourish itself lies in the heart.

"It's quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes."

Whereas the law is passionless, passion must ever sway the heart of man.

"One only really sees with the heart."

“Where principles and heart stand in conflict with each other, let us make the law of the spirit free from the law of principles.”

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly."