Tender Quotes

705 Tender quotes by 522 unique authors

Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man: today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms,… — William Shakespeare
But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Whales in mid-ocean, suspended in the waves of the sea great heaven of whales in the waters, old hierarchies. And enormous mother whales lie dreaming… — D. H. Lawrence
Myriads of daisies have shone forth in flower Near the lark's nest, and in their natural hour Have passed away; less happy than the one… — William Wordsworth
The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
She went, however, and they sauntered about together many a half hour in Mr. Grant's shrubbery, the weather being unusually mild for the time of… — Jane Austen
We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our… — Julia Ward Howe
I'll simply say here that I was born Beatrice Gladys Lillie at an extremely tender age because my mother needed a fourth at meals. — Beatrice Lillie
But the love of offspring...tender and beautiful as it is, can not as sentiment rank with conjugal love. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
For you see this scripture fulfilled this day and therefore I desire you as you tender the Lord and the church and commonwealth to consider… — Anne Hutchinson
Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones. — Frederick Tennyson
Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them. — Mo Udall
I knew Rita Hayworth only enough to know that she was just a tender, sensitive, beautiful human being. A lovely person. Very gentle. She would… — Kim Novak
I think women can be as cruel as men, and men as tender as women, and vice versa. — Aaron Eckhart
Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but hookers. — Ida Lupino
I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles. — Rod Taylor
In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It… — Laozi
When I first saw you with your smile so tender, my heart was captured, my soul surrendered. — Elvis Presley
All green and fair the summer lies, Just budded from the bud of spring, With tender blue of wistful skies, And winds that softly sing. — Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
When Death doth close his tender dying eyes. — William Shakespeare

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