Gentleness Quotes

260 Gentleness quotes by 205 unique authors

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses. — Dean Koontz
Drunkeness, she told us in a rare moment of confidence, is a sin against the fruit, the tree, the wine itself. Wine, distilled and nurtured… — Joanne Harris
Oh! that gentleness! how far more potent is it than force! — Charlotte Bronte
Time, of course, topples everyone in its path equally- the way that driver beats his old horse until it dies. But the thrashing we receive… — Haruki Murakami
How to forgive the world for its beauty, which merely disguises its ugliness; for its gentleness, which merely cloaks its cruelty; for its illusion of… — Salman Rushdie
Possibly the only good to come out of these nightmares was that it brought Hans Hubermann, her new papa, into the room, to soothe her,… — Markus Zusak
There is nothing stronger than gentleness. — John Wooden
A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and… — Edmund Burke
Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness. (p.36) — Markus Zusak
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Who said to kill does not require gentleness? — Nawal El Saadawi
No doubt it is true that there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repented than over all the saints who consistently remain holy,… — Booth Tarkington
. . . gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force. — Hermann Hesse
As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken… — Brennan Manning
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man goodness, the miser with generosity, and the liar with truth. (Indian proverb)… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Part of him wanted to weep... but his purpose was rigid within him. He felt he could not bend to gentleness without breaking. — Stephen R. Donaldson
There's a gentleness about April that made me ache. It seemed like I was always on the run, always working and chasing some goal or… — Elizabeth Chandler
In the end we are always rewarded for our good will, our patience, fair-mindedness, and gentleness with what is strange. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Yet, it had been Dimitri’s gentleness and thoughtfulness mixed with that deadliness that made him so wonderful. The same hands that wielded stakes with such… — Richelle Mead
The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time… — Julia Child
be glαd of life, becαuse it gives you the chαnce to love αnd to work αnd to plαy αnd to look up αt the stαrs;… — Henry Van Dyke
You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship — Mitch Albom
We have not touched the stars, nor are we forgiven, which brings us back to the hero’s shoulders and the gentleness that comes, not from… — Richard Siken
The first couple of times, he simply stayed - a stranger to kill the aloneness. A few nights after that, he whispered “Shhh, I’m here,… — Markus Zusak
Your gentleness shall force More than your force move us to gentleness. — William Shakespeare

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