Gentle Quotes

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The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate. — Sakyong Mipham
I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to… — Dalai Lama
Golf is no longer a game of hitting the ball, finding it, and hitting it again. There is wind to be measured, whether that means… — Doug Ferguson
Now as before, women must refuse to be meek and guileful, for truth cannot be served by dissimulation. Women who fancy that they manipulate the… — Germaine Greer
Everybody's got some sin, but if it troubles your heart you're a gentle sinner, just a good soul gone wrong. — Alice Childress
Our crisis is a birth. We are one living system and we have come to the limit of one phase of natural growth on a… — Barbara Marx Hubbard
Breaking the cycle takes time. Be Patient and Gentle with yourself. Set long term goals. And be persistent! Remember to Stretch, Laugh and be Unshakable! — Sathya Sai Baba
Have gentle utterances that will inspire a superior longing for all time.... — Philip the Apostle
A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a… — Walter Bagehot
Power gradually extirpates for the mind every humane and gentle virtue. — Edmund Burke
The BIBLE - banned, burned, beloved.Â More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit… — Charles Colson
Think of each wound as you would of a child who has been hurt by a friend. As long as that child is ranting and… — Henri Nouwen
Life was never meant to be a struggle, just a gentle progression from one point to another, much like walking through a valley on a… — Stuart Wilde
I think love is caramel. Sweet and fragant; always welcome. It is the gentle golden colour of a setting harvest sun; the warmth of a… — Jenny Colgan
I've heard it said that grace is God reaching God's hands into the world. And the Bible tells us that we are part of the… — Cathleen Falsani
To awaken chivalry we must return to femininity. We must stop doing the masculine things and become the gentle, tender, dependent women we were designed… — Helen Andelin
Floating in the void free of gravity I made my way along the side of the ship. I listened to my own breaths. It was… — Elisabeth Eaves
I like the girls in Ecuador. They are more gentle and trusting, more innocent. They are not as suspicious of strangers as Colombian girls. — Pedro
There's no doubt about it. Arcadia is Tom Stoppard's richest, most ravishing comedy to date, a play of wit, intellect, language, brio and, new for… — Vincent Canby
Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God… — John Wolcot

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