Soften Quotes
110 quotes by 99 authors
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The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
— Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon
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One of the most satisfying experiences I know is fully to appreciate an individual in the same way I appreciate a sunset. When I look…
— Carl Rogers
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The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be physically well off. They will have a great abundance in…
— Ralph Merkle
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The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose.
— Donal Henahan
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If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both.
— J I Packer
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Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state. It's the kind of place we usually want to avoid. The challenge is to stay in the…
— Pema Chodron
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If we want there to be peace in the world, we have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid in our hearts, to…
— Pema Chodron
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Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without…
— Jack Kornfield
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Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another technology appears to soften attacks launched from the mouth.
— Ben Marcus
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After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper…
— Hannah More
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The world is full of tragedy; and sympathy, a little common sympathy, can do so much to soften the worst of grief. It is for…
— Mona Caird
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The Latin American has no tribe to fall back on, as the African does, no reliable judiciary to defend his rights as the European does,…
— Ted Simon
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Independently of the curious circumstance that such tales should be found existing in very different countries and languages, which augurs a greater poverty of human…
— Walter Scott
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An argument frequently used by believers [is] to force unbelievers to soften their terms by accepting their opponents' definition; "Atheist" means without a concept of…
— Jim Herrick
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Feelings follow actions. If I'm feeling low, I deliberately act cheery, and I find myself actually feeling happier. If I'm feeling angry at someone, I…
— Gretchen Rubin
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Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers.
— Bill Cosby
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I would give anything for a female's hand on me tonight. they soften a man and then leave him listening to the rain.
— Charles Bukowski
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When we practice generating compassion, we can expect to experience our fear of pain. Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allow…
— Pema Chodron
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Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your…
— Laozi
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We need to call sin what the Bible calls it and not soften it with modern expressions borrowed from our culture.
— Jerry Bridges
Who Wrote These Soften Quotes
99 authors contributed a total of 110 Soften Quotes, led by these top contributors: