Gentle Quotes

1044 Gentle quotes by 754 unique authors

God...made childhood joyous, full of life, bubbling over with laughter, playful, bright and sunny. We should put into their childhood days just as much sunshine… — J.R. Miller
There is nothing more delightful than to scoop up a wild joey in your arms and smell the wind and eucalyptus in the coats of… — Stella Reid
If a man would reap praise, you must sow the seeds, gentle words and useful deeds. — Benjamin Franklin
In that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself--like a… — Albert Camus
O sleep, O gentle sleep, I thought gratefully, Nature's gentle nurse. — Elizabeth Kenny
Hope is willing to leave unanswered questions unanswered and unknown futures unknown. Hope makes you see God's guiding hand not only in the gentle and… — Henri Nouwen
Waking up is not serious. It is a gentle remembering and an honoring of the present moment as the truth of life. — Leonard Jacobson
As awareness recedes into the deep, as when it falls asleep, everything seemingly ends. All that it takes is a gentle touch to your body;… — John de Ruiter
You are okay just the way you are... and so is everybody else. Sometimes we want the kind of acceptance that we are not willing… — Neale Donald Walsch
I am gentle with myself, knowing that I am doing the best I can with the knowledge and understanding I have — Louise Hay
Light is incredibly generous, but also gentle. — John O'Donohue
I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise. And no sooner do I get on that accursed machine… — H.G. Wells
Peoples have come to experience that political structures and divisions of power are not immutable. Nor will they perceive the distribution of wealth and resources… — Bob Hawke
When it comes to spiritual teachers, there are those safe, gentle, consoling, soothing, caring; and there are the outlaws, the living terrors, the Rude Boys… — Ken Wilber
The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself.… — Dani Shapiro
There has to be a song. There are too many dark nights, too many troublesome days, and too many wearisome miles. Somewhere deep in the… — Bob Benson
May the passion to be all that God wants you to be sweep across your soul like a gentle breeze. — T.D. Jakes
O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature's soft nurse. — William Shakespeare
Warriorship is so tender, without skin, without tissue, naked and raw. It is soft and gentle. You have renounced putting on a new suit of… — Chogyam Trungpa
Again and again we need to appreciate the subtle workings of the teachings and the practice, and even when there is no extraordinary, dramatic change,… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Janice Gould is one of our best poets. The music of her poetry will delight you, and her gentle courageous accounts of tribal, family, and… — Leslie Marmon Silko
Be gentle and forgiving with yourself, abandon any and all shame, and refuse to engage in any self-repudiation. — Wayne Dyer
Be patient with yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Know that all things are working in your favor. If you take one step toward the light… — Iyanla Vanzant
Be gentle with your words - you can't take them back. — Willie Nelson
The wind comes creeping, it calls to me to come go exploring. It sings of the things that are to be found under the leaves.… — Opal Whiteley

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