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Source: Pexels | Hand holding a heart shape with the quote: "The person with a big heart will not make you feel small."

62 Big Heart Quotes To Awaken The Best Of Your Nature

Titi Dokubo
Feb 26, 2023
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There are people with big hearts all around us. They are the people who always put others first, and they never hesitate to help someone in need. Read these 62 big heart quotes to learn why you should have one.

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There are people we meet, and our interactions with them make us know that they have big hearts. These are people that are nonjudgemental and accept you for who you are. They never try to change you and are happy to help and support you.

Despite their schedules, big-hearted people always make out time for those around them and have learned to communicate effectively. Additionally, one thing that makes them unique is that they always make an effort in their relationships.

By nature, they quickly forgive and treat everyone around them like family. They will also make sacrifices and stand by you through trying times. Read these 61 big heart quotes to give you an insight into their personality.

John Piper's quote: "Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power." | Image: AmoDays

John Piper's quote: "Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power." | Image: AmoDays

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'Big Heart' Quotes Describing People

"When somebody else's happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart." ― Jenni Rivera

"If you have a big heart, you will have a larger life." ― Yvonne Jayne

"One day we will realize that big hearts will bring us more peace than big weapons." ― Anthony Douglas

"Big head, target for an enemy; big heart, target for a friend." — Confucius

"A small ego equals a big heart." ― Manprit Kaur

Jenni Rivera's quote: "When somebody else's happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart." | Image: AmoDays

Jenni Rivera's quote: "When somebody else's happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart." | Image: AmoDays

"Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you've got a big heart and aren't afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotion is a sign of strength." ― Brigitte Nicole

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"When you have a big heart and big stuff, anything is possible." — Francisco Rodriguez

"It doesn't matter how strong or capable you are; if you don't have a big heart, you will not succeed." ― Li Ka-shing

"I'm not that big, physically. I'm just big where it counts - I got a big heart!" — Big Sean

"The person with a big heart will not make you feel small." ― Hari Raulvid

Brigitte Nicole's quote: "Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you've got a big heart and aren't afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotion is a sign of strength." | Image: AmoDays

Brigitte Nicole's quote: "Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you've got a big heart and aren't afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotion is a sign of strength." | Image: AmoDays

"A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn't protect itself and it doesn't hide. It stands out, like a baby's fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through." ― Anne Lamott

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"You cannot be a Big person with a Small heart." — T. D. Jakes

"Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique." ― D.B. Harrop

"Too many things are occurring for even a big heart to hold." — William Butler Yeats

"My best quality is that I'm a big-hearted person. I'm resilient, too. My worst quality is selfishness, although everyone is guilty of that to an extent. Everyone should be, I think - you need to respect yourself." — Matthew McConaughey

Anne Lamott's quote: "A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn't protect itself and it doesn't hide. It stands out, like a baby's fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through." | Image: AmoDays

Anne Lamott's quote: "A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn't protect itself and it doesn't hide. It stands out, like a baby's fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through." | Image: AmoDays

"I've had a big heart my whole life; all the Korn fans know that. A lot of people told me that I was different." — Brian Welch

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"By association with nature's enormities, a man's heart may truly grow big also." — Lin Yutang

"The human heart is bigger than the world." — Carlos Bulosan

"Truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning." — Herman Melville

"Trials make more room for consolation. There is nothing that makes a man have a big heart like a great trial. I always find that little, miserable people, whose hearts are about the size of a grain of mustard seed, never have had much to try them. I have found that those people who have no sympathy for their fellows—who never weep for the sorrows of others—very seldom have had any woes of their own. Great hearts can only be made by great troubles." — Charles Spurgeon

Brian Welch's quote: "I've had a big heart my whole life; all the Korn fans know that. A lot of people told me that I was different."  | Image: AmoDays

Brian Welch's quote: "I've had a big heart my whole life; all the Korn fans know that. A lot of people told me that I was different." | Image: AmoDays

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"The only downfall of having a good heart is that you're constantly looking for angels inside of demons. And they wonder why the good know so much pain." ― R.H. Sin

"Often you find actors have big hearts; they're quite emotional people. Talking to actors who date other actors, and talking to people who deal with other actors, they often get emotionally caught up in lots of different things. They often wear their hearts on their sleeves. They feel things quite a lot—often to the nth degree, which I can imagine could make it quite difficult to date some of us. I think it's about having an emotional availability that you can kind of draw on. But I'm also searching for that. I'll be searching for the answer to that question for the rest of my life." — Douglas Booth

"The knowledge that unites love and wisdom, that uplifts the spirit is spirituality. The knowledge which gives you a broad vision and a big heart is spirituality." — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

"I'm a really good person. I'm down to earth. I have a big heart. I have feelings. And I'm just like everybody else." ― Paris Hilton

R.H. Sin's quote: "The only downfall of having a good heart is that you're constantly looking for angels inside of demons. And they wonder why the good know so much pain." | Image: AmoDays

R.H. Sin's quote: "The only downfall of having a good heart is that you're constantly looking for angels inside of demons. And they wonder why the good know so much pain." | Image: AmoDays

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Big Heart Quotes Filled with Lessons of Kindness

"No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted." ― Aesop

"Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power." — John Piper

"Even when you do not feel big-hearted, you can give yourself permission to act that way." — Lama Willa Miller

"Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." ― Dalai Lama XIV, "The Art Of Happiness"

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle." ― Plato

Aesop's quote: "No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted." | Image: AmoDays

Aesop's quote: "No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted." | Image: AmoDays

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"Don't judge a person by how important he is or how big he is. Judge a person by the strength of character or size of his heart." ― Glad Munaiseche

"I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness." ― Mother Teresa

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." ― Confucius

"I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves." ― Steve Maraboli

"Compassion is the basis of morality." ― Arthur Schopenhauer

Glad Munaiseche's quote: "Don't judge a person by how important he is or how big he is. Judge a person by the strength of character or size of his heart." | Image: AmoDays

Glad Munaiseche's quote: "Don't judge a person by how important he is or how big he is. Judge a person by the strength of character or size of his heart." | Image: AmoDays

"No one has ever become poor by giving." ― Anne Frank

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"When your heart speaks, take good notes." ― Judith Campbell

"Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on ocassion, to greatness." ― R.J. Palacio, "Wonder"

"Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them." ― Bill Ayers

"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." ― John Bunyan

Anne Frank's quote: "No one has ever become poor by giving." | Image: AmoDays

Anne Frank's quote: "No one has ever become poor by giving." | Image: AmoDays

"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up." ― Jesse Jackson

Quotes on the Beauty of a Big Heart

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"People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care." ― John C. Maxwell

"You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything." — Gustave Flaubert

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete." ― Gautam Buddha

"If your heart was as big as your mouth you'd be real." ― DMX

Jesse Jackson's quote: "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up." | Image: AmoDays

Jesse Jackson's quote: "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up." | Image: AmoDays

"The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart." ― William Hazlitt

"It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime." ― Steve Maraboli

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"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth." — Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Her big heart did not, as is so sadly often the case, inhabit a big bosom." — Dorothy Parker

"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." ― Bill Gates

William Hazlitt's quote: "The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart." | Image: AmoDays

William Hazlitt's quote: "The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart." | Image: AmoDays

"The thing that lies in the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being." ― Lee Iacocca

"Mike Tyson always had a big heart, but one of his problems is that he's short. And he's got kind of a personal attitude. But that don't make him a great fighter." — Larry Holmes

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"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ― Leo Buscaglia

"The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers." ― Deepak Chopra

"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed." ― Maya Angelou

Lee Iacocca's quote: "The thing that lies in the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being." | Image: AmoDays

Lee Iacocca's quote: "The thing that lies in the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being." | Image: AmoDays

"We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you." ― May Kay Ash

"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." ― John Holmes

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"Heather Lende's small town is populated with big heartsshe finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples' lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure." — Jo-Ann Mapson

"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." ― John Green, "Looking For Alaska"

"My first big heartbreak proved to me that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." — Taraji P. Henson

Mary Kay Ash's quote: "We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you." | Image: AmoDays

Mary Kay Ash's quote: "We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you." | Image: AmoDays

"I have a big heart and a small brain." — Ville Valo

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"Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep." ― Clive Barker

Ville Valo's quote: "I have a big heart and a small brain." | Image: AmoDays

Ville Valo's quote: "I have a big heart and a small brain." | Image: AmoDays

People with big hearts will not only make you feel like you belong, but they also respect you and make you feel good about yourself. This is why you should cherish them and hold them dear.

Never take them for granted if you have anyone with a big heart. You should also learn to cultivate their habits to have a big heart. If you find it hard to love and have many questions, these "what if" quotes will set you on the right path.

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