Gently Quotes

522 Gently quotes by 400 unique authors

Buddha was speaking in a village square one day, when one of the inhabitants started to abuse him. Buddha paused and said to the man,… — Gautama Buddha
My key to living an inspired life involves Embracing my history, Understanding the function of expectations and gently learning to have none; Recognizing the power… — Mary Anne Radmacher
Here was my first lesson on the resolutely maintained untidiness and ill-health of the English upper orders. In baggy evening dress and old before their… — Clive James
It gives a fellow an awful shiver to hear the first shovelful of dirt and gravel rattle down upon the coffin; but after it is… — William Morris Hunt
If you do things by the job, you are perpetually driven: the hours are scourges. If you work by the hour, you gently sail on… — Charles Dudley Warner
Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of… — Elizabeth I
I make it a rule always to believe compliments implicitly for five minutes, and to simmer gently for twenty more. — Alice James
The hand of a bride becomes the hand of a mother. Ever so gently she cares for her precious child. Bathing, dressing, feeding, comforting-there is… — Thomas S. Monson
I suppose I am gently cynical about notions of who we think we are, but I certainly don't hate my fellow man. I think my… — Peter Greenaway
Michael Harris opens the doors and gently guides you into a magic world. Once inside, you can't help but feel mesmerized, eager to see how… — Edward Frenkel
May and June. Soft syllables, gentle names for the two best months in the garden year: cool, misty mornings gently burned away with a warming… — H. Peter Loewer
Become aware of your beliefs and automatic default settings. Bring them into the light of your present, adult knowledge. Gently acknowledge that they are what… — Sue Thoele
We can learn to trust ourselves by inquiring within. To practice doing this, sit quietly, close your eyes, and for a minute focus your attention… — Sue Thoele
The possessions God allows us to have are intended for our use, not our enjoyment. Trying to squeeze something out of them that was never… — William Gurnall
When your mind drifts away from one of the secret meditation techniques, do not become upset or frustrated. Gently move your mind back to the… — Frederick Lenz
It is a delicious moment, certainly, that of being well nestled in bed, and feeling that you shall drop gently to sleep. The good is… — Leigh Hunt
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise. — Robert Burns
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows. — Alexander Pope
And soften'd sounds along the waters die: Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play. — Alexander Pope
The swan in the pool is singing, And up and down doth he steer, And, singing gently ever, Dips under the water clear. — Heinrich Heine
The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living. — Jean Cocteau
Friendly satire may be compared to a fine lancet, which gently breathes a vein for health's sake. — Samuel Richardson
Gently resist the temptation to chase your dreams into the world; pursue them in your heart until they disappear into the Self, and leave them… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
I work on all parts of my painting at once, improving it very gently until I find that the effect is complete. — Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
I take no pleasure in seeing DeLay swing gently in the wind. But the thing I believe in the most is ethics. If someone has… — Tom DeLay

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