UNVERIFIED

The world will whittle your heart down to a toothpick if you let it; the secret is not to let it.

Unverified

We haven't checked the source or attribution.

Our editorial team hasn't reviewed this quote yet, so neither its source nor its attribution has been confirmed. Treat it as unverified for now.

Translations

MORE QUOTES BY Maggie Smith

“Sometimes joy is a radical act”

Maggie Smith

“It's okay to be a work in progress because that means you're still growing.”

“The world will whittle your heart down to a toothpick if you let it; the secret is not to let it.”

“Even grief has a little calendar so you don't have to remind it where it lives”

FEATURED QUOTES

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and m...”

“The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.”

“Don’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily”

“There's two buttons I never like to hit: that's panic and snooze.”

“You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough”

“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”

“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.”

“The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.”

“Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles”

“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link”