Gentleness Quotes

260 Gentleness quotes by 205 unique authors

Gentleness succeeds better than violence. — Jean de La Fontaine
I like cats.... When I meet a cat, I say, "Poor Pussy!" and stoop down and tickle the side of its head; and the cat… — Jerome K. Jerome
Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect. — Pierre Corneille
There is nothing in the world stronger than gentleness. — Han Suyin
There is a fear of peace that I don't understand. Witness the old epithet "peaceniks," the association of peace with weakness. We mistake kindness for… — Jennifer James
Good is latent in every living thing and simply needs to be called into active expression through the gracious application of respect, sympathetic understanding, gentleness… — J. Boone
When we are truly in this interior simplicity our whole appearance is franker, more natural. This true simplicity. . . makes us conscious of a… — Francois Fenelon
My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my… — Justin Townes Earle
A foreign observer is struck by our gentleness: by the orderly behaviour of the English crowds, the lack of pushing and quarrelling, the willingness to… — George Mikes
There is nothing in either savage or civilized history that is more utterly complete, more remorselessly sweeping than the Father of Mercy´s campaign among the… — Mark Twain
Schisms do not originate in a love of truth, which is a source of courtesy and gentleness, but rather in an inordinate desire for supremacy. — Baruch Spinoza
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. — Max Ehrmann
Always meet petulance with gentleness and perverseness with kindness. A gentle hand can lead even en elephant by a hair. Reply to thine enemy with… — Zoroaster
As might be expected of creatures so heavenly in color, the disposition of bluebirds is particularly angelic. Gentleness and amiability are expressed in their soft… — Neltje Blanchan
If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal,… — Saint Francis de Sales
You must be kind to others. You must foster a caretaker personality of gentleness and perseverance, even in the midst of adversity. — Frederick Lenz
The etiquette is higher consciousness, sensitivity, gentleness, gracefulness, intensity, power, and knowledge. — Frederick Lenz
It is only through my daughter that I have come to realise that a life without femininity – devoid of mystery, emotion, gentleness and the… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
A man of God has many brothers. He is a wounded soldier - he is familiar with the pain one feels in his heart, as… — Criss Jami
The true problem of living is to keep our hearts sweet and gentle in the hardest conditions and experiences. — Bill Vaughan
Gentleness, Virtue, Wisdom, and Endurance, These are the seals of that most firm assurance Which bars the pit over Destruction's strength; And if, with infirm… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Spirit, Patience, Gentleness, All that can adorn and bless Art thou let deeds, not words, express Thine exceeding loveliness. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. — Mahatma Gandhi
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. — Mahatma Gandhi
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable… — Mahatma Gandhi

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