Mighty Heart

Famous quotes containing the words mighty heart, mighty and/or heart:

    “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
    And all that mighty heart is lying still!”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “He who has been impoverished for a long time ... who has long stood before the door of the mighty in darkness and begged for alms, has filled his heart with bitterness so that it resembles a sponge full of gall; he knows about the injustice and folly of all human action and sometimes his lips tremble with rage and a stifled scream.”
    —Stefan Zweig (18811942)

    “If love the virgin’s heart invade,
    How, like a moth, the simple maid
    Still plays about the flame!”
    —John Gay (1685–1732)