Heart

Heart

The heart is a hollow muscle that pumps blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. It is found in all animals with a circulatory system (including all vertebrates).

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Famous quotes containing the word heart:

    “There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

    “Miranda. My husband, then?
    Ferdinand. Ay, with a heart as willing
    As bondage e’er of freedom. Here’s my hand.
    Miranda. And mine, with my heart in ‘t.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Never be rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 5:2.