Softly Quotes

506 Softly quotes by 334 unique authors

I love to see those paragliders weaving softly around Moon Point, their legs floating above you in the air. When they drift in for a… — Deb Caletti
Oh brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose breakfast, dinner, tea,… — Andrew Bonar
He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round… — Barbara Mertz
In mindful grief, we become the landing strip that allows any feelings to arrive. Some crash, some land softly. Some harm us, but none harm… — David Richo
The world turns softly Not to spill its lakes and rivers, The water is held in its arms And the sky is held in the… — Hilda Conkling
Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
...you can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly… — John M. Geddes
When I hear music, it seems to me that all the sins of my life pass slowly by me with veiled faces, lay their hands… — Sidney Lanier
We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and… — William O. Douglas
Snow falling softly on lashes of eyes you love, and a cold cheek growing warm next to your own in hushed dark familial December. — James Schuyler
Sit back picture yourself swooping up a shell of purple with foam crests of crystal drops soft nigh they fall unto the sea of morning… — Robert Hunter
In this culture the soul and the heart too often go homeless. Listening creates a holy silence. When you listen generously to people, they can… — Rachel Naomi Remen
When they turned off, it was still early in the pink and green fields. The fumes of morning, sweet and bitter, sprang up where they… — Eudora Welty
My favorite way to wake up is to have a certain French movie star whisper to me softly at two-thirty in the afternoon that if… — Fran Lebowitz
He began to search among the infinite series of impressions which time had laid down, leaf upon leaf, fold upon fold softly, incessantly upon his… — Virginia Woolf
All the same it is being said everywhere that I played too softly, or rather, too delicately for people used to the piano-pounding of the… — Frederic Chopin
Very softly, but very swiftly, Last, the man with the grey face and the staring eyes, bolted for his life, down and away from the… — Arthur Machen
If you want to have any success in politics, sing softly and carry a big guitar, — Jimmie Davis
When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging… — Lisa See
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you tonight in my … chiffon evening gown, my face softly made up, my fair hair gently waved, the Iron… — Margaret Thatcher
Sometimes at night I think that my husband is with me again, coming gently through the mists, and we are tranquil together. Then the morning… — Kamala Markandaya
Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends. Speak softly. Listen… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
If a man has enough power, he can speak softly and everyone will listen — Jake Roberts
To be selfless, you would give charity anonymously, walj softly on the earth, and look out for others-even total strangers-before you look out for yourself.… — Tahir Shah
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there. — John Dryden

Who Wrote These Softly Quotes

334 authors contributed a total of 506 Softly Quotes, led by these top contributors: