“man's heart is a wonderful thing, especially when carried in the purse”
Karl Marx book Das Kapital
Vol. I, Ch. 9, pg. 252.
Das Kapital (Buch I) (1867)
Source: Duma Key
“man's heart is a wonderful thing, especially when carried in the purse”
Karl Marx book Das Kapital
Vol. I, Ch. 9, pg. 252.
Das Kapital (Buch I) (1867)
“And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart [ i carry it in my heart ]”
E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet
Variant: i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)
Source: Selected Poems
Galileo Galilei book Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632)
“It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.”
Joseph Roux (1834–1905) French poet
Part 4, LXXXVIII
Meditations of a Parish Priest (1866)
“We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.”
Thomas Browne (1605–1682) English polymath
Source: Prose: "Religio Medici" , "Hydriotaphia" , "Garden of Cyrus" , "Letter to a Friend" , "Christian Morals" and Selections from Other Works
“I wonder can I carry on with the speed of the world without you in it.”
Tite Kubo (1977) Japanese manga artist
Source: Bleach―ブリーチ― 49 [Burīchi 49]
“We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.”
Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet
Misattributed
Source: Frequently quoted on social media, but appears to be a misquote of Thomas Browne's "We carry within us the wonders we seek without us: there is all Africa and her prodigies in us" in Religio Medici (1643) pt. 1, sect. 15.