Gently Quotes

522 Gently quotes by 400 unique authors

Something is funny, most of all, because it's true, and because the velocity of insight into this truth exceeds our normal standards. Something is funny… — Steve Almond
Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man. — Saint Francis de Sales
Fix your awareness gently on the center of your chest. Try to feel love. — Frederick Lenz
Cast me gently into the morning for the night has been unkind. — Sarah McLachlan
The Psblurtex is an 18-inch long anaconda that hides in the gentlemen's outfitting departments of Amazonian stores and is often bought by mistake since its… — Mike Harding
I, methought, while the sweet breath of heaven Was blowing on my body, felt within A correspondent breeze, that gently moved With quickening virtue, but… — William Wordsworth
If I had my way, I would build a lethal chamber as big as the Crystal Palace, with a military band playing softly, and a… — D. H. Lawrence
E? loquence quipersuade par douceur, non par empire, en tyran, non en roi. Eloquence should persuade gently, not by force or like a tyrant or… — Blaise Pascal
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given… — Confucius
A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
How gently rock yon poplars high Against the reach of primrose sky With heaven's pale candles stored. — Jean Ingelow
There is one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath. — Herman Melville
I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench. — Satchel Paige
Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. — Jean Paul
Part of the beauty of Judaism, and surely this is so for other faiths also, is that it gently restores control over time. Three times… — Jonathan Sacks
While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment. — Sharon Salzberg
Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we… — David Suzuki
Do not go gently into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light. — Dylan Thomas
...with the most infinite tenderness I have ever known in my life, he put his arms around me, gently, gently, and I embraced him around… — Katherine Anne Porter
No murmur arose from its bed, and so gently it wandered along, that the pearly pebbles upon which we loved to gaze, far down within… — Edgar Allan Poe
You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its… — Charles Dickens
i want to hear what's happened to you," she said evenly after a while. she gestured in the direction, down river, of the butcher shop.… — Louise Erdrich
Fang’s hand gently smoothed my hair off my neck. My breath froze in my chest, and every sense seemed hyperalert. His hand stroked my hair… — James Patterson
Ah" said Dumbledore gently, "Yes I thought we might hit that little snag!" "Snag?" said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy. "I see no… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Mr. Smith yelled at the doctor, What have you done to my boy? He's not flesh and blood, he's aluminum alloy!" The doctor said gently,… — Tim Burton

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