Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matthew Henry

Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life.

Matthew Henry

God took Eve from the side of Adam, not from his foot to be his menial or slave or servant, not from his head to be his mental superior, and did take him from that which is nearest his heart, that he might love her, and that which is under his arm, that he might protect her.

Matthew Henry

Riches are a blessing or a curse to a man according as he has or has not a heart to make good use of them.

Matthew Henry

Those that abide in Christ as their heart's desire shall have, through Christ, their heart's desire.

Matthew Henry

Hard words indeed break no bones, but many a heart has been broken by them.

Matthew Henry

The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.

Matthew Henry

Those that set God always before them and walk before him with all their hearts, shall find him as good as his word and better; he will both keep covenant with them and show mercy to them.

Matthew Henry

Those who have a heart to do good, never need complain for want of opportunity.

Matthew Henry

Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from the other.

Matthew Henry

Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us and Christ.

Matthew Henry

A modest dress is a very good thing, if it be the genuine indication of a humble heart, and is to instruct; but it is a bad thing if it be the hypocritical disguise of a proud ambitious heart, and is to deceive. Let men be really as good as they seem to be, but not seem to be better than really they are.

Maya Angelou

Poetry and music are the best at the highest level of the human mind. Out of poetry, out of their need for poetry, human beings have developed the idea of God. And so when we sing, when we dance, when we speak poetry we are speaking out of God's mouth, each other out of the music from God's heart.

Maya Angelou

My heart is so heavy when I see the reality of the Indian reservation and as an American, I know I am, too, responsible.

Maya Angelou

Soft you day, be velvet soft, My true love approaches, Look you bright, you dusty sun, Array your golden coaches. Soft you wind, be soft as silk My true love is speaking. Hold you birds, your silver throats, His golden voice I'm seeking. Come you death, in haste, do come My shroud of black be weaving, Quiet my heart, be deathly quiet, My true love is leaving.

Maya Angelou

Beneath the skin, beyond the differing features and into the true heart of being, fundamentally, we are more alike, my friend, than we are unalike.

Maya Angelou

Let choice whisper in your ear and love murmur in your heart. Be ready. Here comes life.

Maya Angelou

If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart.

Maya Angelou

All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike.

Maya Angelou

Let the brain go to work, let it meet the heart and you will be able to forgive.

Maurice Sendak

Why is my needle stuck in childhood? I don't know why. I guess it's because that's where my heart is.

Any man who will look into his heart and honestly write what he sees there, will find plenty of readers.

Sathya Baba

A pure thought from a pure heart is better than a mantra.

William Cowper

An honest man, close-buttoned to the chin,/ Broadcloth without, and a warm heart within.

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Serj Tankian

As a kid, you see something that you know in your heart is true. Its such a huge hypocrisy that it makes you think, Well, if this is a truth that I know about thats not officially accepted, at least in this country, then how many other truths are there that are under the surface that need to come out?

Same thing all year. These kids have hearts of lions. They worked their butts off. When we were down by 14, I knew we were going to make a run.

Our seniors have been the heart and soul of our team all year. The way they've played, they'll be tough to replace, but we're looking for our underclassmen and recruits to hopefully step up next year.

Normally it just touches their heart that somebody cared.

Speech emanating from a pure heart and mind of learned men and scholars are naturally pure just like water of a river.

Mike DeWine

One day before he died, Michael was able to talk to Alicia via satellite phone. Alicia said that 'he just called to tell me he loved me with all his heart and soul,'

The more a man takes the needs of others on his own heart, the more he must take his own heart to God.

Dick Cheney

(The monitor) detected some minor periods, very short periods, one to two seconds each, of rapid heart rate,

Defensively, she's the heartbeat of the team. She's real aggressive. That's her nature.