Gentleness Quotes

260 Gentleness quotes by 205 unique authors

Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time… — Cesar Chavez
The Land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India. — Swami Vivekananda
We must truly serve those whom we appear to command; we must bear with their imperfections, correct them with gentleness and patience, and lead them… — Francois Fenelon
If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high. — LeCrae
By learning to open your heart and body while embracing and trusting all energies, from rough ravishment to sublime gentleness, you can open to be… — David Deida
Being aggressive, you can accomplish some things, but with gentleness, you can accomplish all things. — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
I’ve never seen an exploding helicopter. I’ve never seen anybody go and blow somebody’s head off. So why should I make films about them? But… — John Cassavetes
Kind words cost no more than unkind ones . . . and we may scatter the seeds of courtesy and kindliness around us at so… — Jeremy Bentham
Here life goes on, even and monotonous on the surface, full of lightning, of summits and of despair, in its depths. We have now arrived… — May Sarton
It will be easier for you to bring him around to where you want him more by gentleness and patience than by being too uncompromising. — Vincent de Paul
[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew how… — Vincent de Paul
Often parents communicate most effectively with their children by the way they listen to and address each other. Their conversations showing gentleness and love are… — Marvin J. Ashton
The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness. — Monty Roberts
Africans believe in something that is difficult to render in English. We call it ubuntu, botho. It means the essence of being human. You know… — Desmond Tutu
Gentleness towards self and others makes life a little lighter. — Deborah
Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when… — Jerry Bridges
Children learn to care by experiencing good care. They come to know the blessings of gentleness, or sympathy, of patience and kindness, of support and… — James L Hymes
All s, like all human beings, get many things wrong. Ronald Reagan's extraordinary achievement as of the U.S. was to succeed in getting the two… — Andrew Sullivan
I believe the powers of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that… — Charles Dickens
With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel… — Laozi
In our rough and rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft and virtually spineless. Not so! Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as… — Charles R. Swindoll
What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary… — Garrison Keillor
Practice being gentle, respectful and loving toward the life force in all things. Remind yourself that your efforts do make a difference, even if you… — Wayne Dyer
You need to be prepared for firm decisions and action, without losing gentleness towards those who obstruct or abuse you. It's as great a weakness… — Marcus Aurelius
Every man has his price. This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over… — Friedrich Nietzsche

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