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:

    “My heart is set.
    All goodly sport
    For my comfort
    Who shall me let?”
    —Henry VIII, King Of England (1491-1547)

    “There is something about poverty that smells like death. Dead dreams dropping off the heart like leaves in a dry season and rotting around the feet; impulses smothered too long in the fetid air of underground caves. The soul lives in a sickly air. People can be slave-ships in shoes.”
    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)

    “Your friendship oft has made my heart to ache:
    Do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)