Gentleness Quotes

260 Gentleness quotes by 205 unique authors

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. — Mahatma Gandhi
Peace is its own reward. — Mahatma Gandhi
Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man. — Mahatma Gandhi
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another. — Mahatma Gandhi
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man. — Mahatma Gandhi
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make… — Mahatma Gandhi
There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can't replicate. — Jennifer Granholm
Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. — Pierre Corneille
Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength. — Meir Kahane
I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other… — Fran Lebowitz
Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them. — Joyce Meyer
I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness. — Robert Mondavi
That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and… — Meredith Monk
Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he… — Robert De Niro
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. — Saint Francis de Sales
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. — Saint Francis de Sales
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. — Leo Rosten
A Christian reveals true humility by showing the gentleness of Christ, by being always ready to help others, by speaking kind words and performing unselfish… — Ellen G. White
You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I… — Oscar Wilde
I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness and rightness: Hello… — Shel Silverstein
Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity. — Mark Twain
If the wine drinker has a deep gentleness in him, he will show that when drunk. But if he has hidden anger and arrogance, those… — Unknown Author
If you are leaving that sorrowful place with hate and anger against men, you are worthy of compassion; if you leave it with good will,… — Victor Hugo
I let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the… — Shannon Hale
I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If… — Max Lucado

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