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A Quote from the Heart: Who Said It?

DIRECTIONS: Who originated each of these heartfelt quotes? Use the Web sites below to solve each "Who-Said-It?" mystery. While some of the quotes are many years old, others are relatively new.

Sites to use:

  • Familiar Quotations at http://www.bartleby.com/100/

  • Quotation Search at http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3

  • Quotation Center's Search Facility at http://www.cybernation.com/quotationcenter/quotesearch.php
    1."Pluck out the heart of my mystery." ____________________
    2."The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart." ____________________
    3."The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left -- the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds." ____________________
    4."We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart." ____________________
    5."Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood." ____________________
    6."As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did." ____________________
    7."There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect." _____________________
    8."I know the answer! The answer lies within the heart of all mankind! The answer is twelve? I think I'm in the wrong building." ____________________
    9."Beauty is in the heart of the beholder." ____________________
    10."I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf." ____________________
    11."In many ways doth the full heart reveal the presence of the love it would conceal." _____________________
    12."I wear my heart on my sleeve." _____________________
    13."To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best." ____________________
    14."How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, when fond recollection presents them to view." ____________________
    15."Look, then, into thine heart, and write!" ____________________


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