--- title: "10 Heraldry Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Heraldry quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Heraldry sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/othello-22877_hands_our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts-364_364665.jpg" --- > [Our new heraldry is hands, not hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/othello/our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts/) [Othello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/othello/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/othello-22877_hands_our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts-364_364665.jpg) > [No knowledge is useless, with the exception of heraldry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/no-knowledge-is-useless-with-the-exception-of-heraldry/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/samuel-johnson-50_exception_no-knowledge-is-useless-with-the-excepti_464588.png) > [Heraldry has been contemptuously termed 'the science of fools with long memories.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-planche/heraldry-has-been-contemptuously-termed-the-science-of-fools-with/) James Planche [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/james-planche-245626_accounts_heraldry-has-been-contemptuously-termed_573656.png) > [Heraldry is the fusion of fact and fancy, myth and manner, romance and reality. It is an exuberant union of family, art,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/heraldry-is-the-fusion-of-fact-and-fancy-myth-and-manner-romance-and/) [Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/charles-burnett-53823_art_heraldry-is-the-fusion-of-fact-and-fancy_3200189.png) > [It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hosea-ballou/it-is-better-to-be-the-builder-of-our-own-name-than-to-be-indebted-by/) [Hosea Ballou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hosea-ballou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/hosea-ballou-3245_ancestry_it-is-better-to-be-the-builder-of-our-ow_2637087.png) > [“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-grey/the-boast-of-heraldry-the-pomp-of-power-and-all-that-beauty-all-that/) Thomas Grey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/thomas-grey-105853_beauty_the-boast-of-heraldry-the-pomp-of-power_664441.jpg) > [“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave Awaits alike the inevitable hour:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/the-boast-of-heraldry-the-pomp-of-pow-r-and-all-that-beauty-all-that/) [Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/thomas-gray-5001_beauty_the-boast-of-heraldry-the-pomp-of-pow-r_344650.jpg) > [The whole of heraldry and of chivalry is in courtesy. A man of fine manners shall pronounce your name with all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/the-whole-of-heraldry-and-of-chivalry-is-in-courtesy-a-man-of-fine/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_add_the-whole-of-heraldry-and-of-chivalry-is_2327700.png) > [A court of heraldry sprung up to supply the place of crusade exploits, to grant imaginary shields and trophies to families that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/a-court-of-heraldry-sprung-up-to-supply-the-place-of-crusade-exploits/) [William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/william-shenstone-4083_armor_a-court-of-heraldry-sprung-up-to-supply_1461493.jpg) > [We may talk what we please," he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, "of lilies, and lions rampant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-cowley/we-may-talk-what-we-please-he-cries-in-his-enthusiasm-for-the-oldest/) [Abraham Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-cowley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/abraham-cowley-7641_ancient_we-may-talk-what-we-please-he-cries-in-h_394208.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heraldry/#itemlist", "name": "Heraldry Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our new heraldry is hands, not hearts.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Othello" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/othello/our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/othello-22877_hands_our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts-364_364665.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/othello-22877_hands_our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts-364_364665.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/othello-22877_hands_our-new-heraldry-is-hands-not-hearts-364_364665.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our new heraldry is hands, not hearts.” — Othello", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No knowledge is useless, with the exception of heraldry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samuel Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/no-knowledge-is-useless-with-the-exception-of-heraldry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/samuel-johnson-50_exception_no-knowledge-is-useless-with-the-excepti_464588.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/samuel-johnson-50_exception_no-knowledge-is-useless-with-the-excepti_464588.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/samuel-johnson-50_exception_no-knowledge-is-useless-with-the-excepti_464588.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No knowledge is useless, with the exception of heraldry.” — Samuel Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Heraldry has been contemptuously termed 'the science of fools with long memories.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Planche" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-planche/heraldry-has-been-contemptuously-termed-the-science-of-fools-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/james-planche-245626_accounts_heraldry-has-been-contemptuously-termed_573656.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/james-planche-245626_accounts_heraldry-has-been-contemptuously-termed_573656.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/james-planche-245626_accounts_heraldry-has-been-contemptuously-termed_573656.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Heraldry has been contemptuously termed 'the science of fools with long memories.'” — James Planche", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Heraldry is the fusion of fact and fancy, myth and manner, romance and reality. 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