Gentle Quotes

1044 quotes by 754 authors

Through Christ's satisfaction for sin, the very nature of afflictions changed with regard to believers. As death, which was, at first, the wages of sin,… — Unknown Author
But he whose inborn worth his acts commend, Of gentle soul, to human race a friend. — Homer
Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes… — Laozi
While you'll feel compelled to charge forward it's often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you and what you truly seek. — Rasheed Ogunlaru
Strange that so much suffering is caused because of the misunderstandings of God's true nature. God's heart is more gentle than the Virgin's first kiss… — St. Catherine of Siena
The words given voice inside the mind are not always clear, however; they can be gentle and elliptical, what the prophets call the bat qol,… — Laurie R. King
How can a man be so brave and so stupid, so gentle and so cruel, so warming and so detestable -- all at the same… — James Clavell
Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life. — Laozi
When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and trees, are soft… — Laozi
The water of life was given to us to make us see for a while that we are more nearly men and women, more nearly… — Bernard DeVoto
Half the art of ballooning is to make your crashes so gentle that you can fool yourself into calling them landings. — Richard Branson
Ever of thee I 'm fondly dreaming, Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer. — George Linley
Love is lost in immensities; it comes in simple, gentle ways. — Joseph Fort Newton
Of all blessings, no gift equals the gentle, trusting love and companionship of a good woman. — Elbert Hubbard
Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next. Be truly moderate and do not punish or condemn anyone immoderately.… — Stephen I of Hungary
The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another's… — Pope John Paul II
Ah, gentle dames! it gars me greet To think how monie counsels sweet, How monie lengthened sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises. — Robert Burns
Be gentle with the young. — Juvenal
Monk was a gentle person, gentle and beautiful, but he was strong as an ox. And if I had ever said something about punching Monk… — Miles Davis
Sweet Memory! wafted by thy gentle gale, Oft up the stream of Time I turn my sail. — Samuel Rogers

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