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title: "9 Gentle Word Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“Gentle Is The First Word In Gentleman.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-enduring/gentle-is-the-first-word-in-gentleman/)

[The Enduring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-enduring/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/the-enduring-97204_language_gentle-is-the-first-word-in-gentleman-19_1916511.jpg)

> [Give, if thou can, an alms; if not, a sweet and gentle word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-herrick/give-if-thou-can-an-alms-if-not-a-sweet-and-gentle-word/)

[Robert Herrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-herrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/robert-herrick-3088_alms_give-if-thou-can-an-alms-if-not-a-sweet_2222648.png)

> [“God is there in the kindness of a stranger. In the beauty of the sunset. In the gentle word and the hug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/god-is-there-in-the-kindness-of-a-stranger-in-the-beauty-of-the/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/max-lucado-190_beauty_god-is-there-in-the-kindness-of-a-strang_1423119.jpg)

> [Put all our pride away, always find a gentle word to say, you know we shouldn't be full of ourselves when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawud-wharnsby-ali/put-all-our-pride-away-always-find-a-gentle-word-to-say-you-know-we/)

[Dawud Wharnsby Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawud-wharnsby-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/dawud-wharnsby-ali-30079_gentle_put-all-our-pride-away-always-find-a-gen_16497.jpg)

> [You can take this as a gentle word of warning, if you like. We are just at the beginning of a period…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neelie-kroes/you-can-take-this-as-a-gentle-word-of-warning-if-you-like-we-are-just/)

[Neelie Kroes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neelie-kroes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/619/neelie-kroes-35147_antitrust_you-can-take-this-as-a-gentle-word-of-wa_493022.jpg)

> [“Every gentle word, every generous thought, every unselfish deed, will become a pillar of eternal beauty in the life to come.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-ruter-springer/every-gentle-word-every-generous-thought-every-unselfish-deed-will/)

[Rebecca Ruter Springer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-ruter-springer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/rebecca-ruter-springer-64424_beauty_every-gentle-word-every-generous-thought_90534.jpg)

> [May I live this day... Compassionate of heart, / Gentle in word, / Gracious in awareness / Courageous in thought, / Generous in love / Eternal Echoes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/may-i-live-this-day-compassionate-of-heart-gentle-in-word-gracious-in/)

[John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-donohue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/john-o-donohue-1919_awareness_may-i-live-this-day-compassionate-of-hea_1394388.jpg)

> [A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hazlitt/a-gentle-word-a-kind-look-a-good-natured-smile-can-work-wonders-and/)

[William Hazlitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hazlitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/william-hazlitt-326_accomplish_a-gentle-word-a-kind-look-a-good-natured_2693294.png)

> [“And I begin to cry. Though cry seems far too gentle a word. I begin to abso-bloody-lutely sob. Felicity is kind enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzi-lee/and-i-begin-to-cry-though-cry-seems-far-too-gentle-a-word-i-begin-to/)

[Mackenzi Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzi-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f9/mackenzi-lee-8100_quote_and-i-begin-to-cry-though-cry-seems-far_1303260.jpg)

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