Gentle Quotes

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I've lost all capacity for disbelief. I'm not sure that I could even rise to a little gentle scepticism. — Tom Stoppard
She was fragile, gentle, wide awake in a sleeping world. — Jeanette Winterson
Behind the violence of the birthing of galaxies and stars and planets came a quiet and tender melody, a gentle love song. All the raging… — Madeleine L'Engle
Ask your child for information in a gentle, nonjudgmental way, with specific, clear questions. Instead of â€œHow was your day?â€ try â€œWhat did you do… — Susan Cain
My hope, my heaven, my trust must be, My gentle guide, in following thee. — Walter Scott
I moved his hair out of his face. I put my hand under his nose and felt gentle, even breaths. I pressed my lips against… — Miranda July
Yes. They are the words that finally turned me into the hermit I have now become. It was quite sudden. I saw them, and I… — Douglas Adams
Now my charms are all o'erthrown, And what strength I have's mine own, - Which is most faint: now, 'tis true, I must be here… — William Shakespeare
The bargainâ€¦â€ she mumbled. â€œYou said I could kiss you,â€ came his gentle, wicked whisper near her ear. â€œBut, my loveâ€¦you didnâ€™t specify where. — Lisa Kleypas
If you are one of earthâ€™s inhabitants, how blest your father, and your gentle mother, blest all your kin. I know what happiness must send… — Homer
To me, a lady is not frilly, flouncy, flippant, frivolous and fluff-brained, but she is gentle, she is gracious, she is godly and she is… — Elisabeth Elliot
What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost… — Chris Abani
Sweet souls around us watch us still, press nearer to our side; Into our thoughts, into our prayers, with gentle helpings glide. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Cookbooks hit you where you live. You want comfort; you want security; you want food; you want to not be hungry and not only do… — Laurie Colwin
Forgiveness is better than revenge, for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge is the sign of a savage nature. the forgiveness… — Epictetus
I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender. — Theodore Roosevelt
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader… — Laozi
Love, that all gentle hearts so quickly know. — Dante Alighieri
Ruth is so loyal and gentle-hearted, we cannot help loving her, as she stands with the reapers amid the waving corn. Her beautiful, unselfish spirit… — Helen Keller
Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the… — Wilferd Peterson

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