Mildness Quotes

14 quotes by 13 authors

There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness. — Democritus
The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can… — Robert E. Lee
We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were not as other nations, requiring… — Henry Knox
The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage. — Baron de Montesquieu
Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition. — Baron de Montesquieu
A victorious general must know how to employ severity, justness, and mildness by turns, if he would allay sedition or prevent it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Maybe itâ€™s animalness that will make the world right again: the wisdom of elephants, the enthusiasm of canines, the grace of snakes, the mildness of… — Carol Emshwiller
But even so, amid the tornadoed Atlantic of my being, do I myself still for ever centrally disport in mute calm; and while ponderous planets… — Herman Melville
You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate, And bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst; But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom… — William Shakespeare
Many appear full of mildness and sweetness as long as everything goes their own way; but the moment any contradiction or adversity arises, they are… — Bernard of Clairvaux
In order to avoid contention, never contradict anyone, except in case of sin or some danger to a neighbor; and when necessary to contradict others,… — Louis IX of France
Parents should have perfect control over their own spirits, and with mildness and yet firmness bend the will of the child until it shall expect… — Ellen G. White
A man, without at least a pinch of femininity, will never be a gentleman. — Jean-Paul Malfatti

Who Wrote These Mildness Quotes

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