Relationship of heart to emotions

Posted by Kelly on March 05, 2003

I was wondering how the heart ever got connected to our emotions in phrases like..."from the heart"..."with all my heart"...."broken hearted"
After all...it pumps blood...it doesn't think!
Any help for me?

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