Gently Quotes

522 Gently quotes by 400 unique authors

I watched Baeyer activating magnesium with iodine for a difficult Grignard reaction; it was done in a test tube, which he watched carefully as he… — Richard Willstatter
I cleanse the windows of my mind, that it may become a mirror reflecting inspiration from the most High. I do this, not with strenuous… — Ernest Holmes
All that was neither a city, nor a church, nor a river, nor color, nor light, nor shadow: it was reverie. For a long time,… — Victor Hugo
Those little children have not yet any understanding to desire His blessing; but when they are presented to Him, He gently and kindly receives them,… — John Calvin
If your men grow weary of the work or balk at obedience, you must bear with them. Get what you can gently from them. True,… — Vincent de Paul
It is a ruse of the devil, by which he deceives good people, to induce them to do more than they are able, so that… — Vincent de Paul
... bear with him as Our Lord bore with His disciples, who gave Him good reason to complain - at least, some of them did.… — Vincent de Paul
Since you know the means of getting better, in the name of God, make use of them. Do not take on anything beyond your strength,… — Vincent de Paul
I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers. — George Washington
It is the color closest to light. In its utmost purity it always implies the nature of brightness and has a cheerful, serene, gently stimulating… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures. — Brian Andreas
A name with a gently exotic ring to it, like birdsong, like a grain of sand in the far-off Gobi Desert or the northern steppes,… — Sijie Dai
The sunshine was delightful, the foliage gently astir, more from the activity of birds than from the breeze. One gallant little bird, doubtless lovelorn, was… — Victor Hugo
In my dream the angel shrugged and said, if we fail this time, it will be a failure of imagination. And then she placed the… — Brian Andreas
Thou seest how few be the things, the which if a man has at his command his life flows gently on and is divine. — Marcus Aurelius
Basically we are all looking for someone who knows who we are and will break it to us gently. — Robert Breault
This sound meditation is gentle and subtle, but its benefits are extensive, in that it allows you to gently release tension that arises from your… — Tom Kenyon
There is only one thing about which I shall have no regrets when my life ends. I have savored to the full all the small,… — Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Leslie Stein's comics give readers privileged access to a complete and wholly original world of gently skewed wonders. — Jim Woodring
Do you hear the snow against the windowpanes, Kitty? How nice and soft it sounds! Just as if some one was kissing the window all… — Lewis Carroll
My father would invite me sweetly to come and sit on a stool at his feet, and, as I let myself trustingly down, he would… — Lincoln Steffens
Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently. — Seneca the Younger
All writers of fiction will at some point find themselves abandoning a piece of work - or find themselves putting it aside, as we gently… — Martin Amis
Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be… — Oscar Niemeyer
By choosing better feeling thoughts and by speaking more of what you do want and less of what you don't want, you will gently tune… — Esther Hicks

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