Appropriate Quote by Isaac of Nineveh

If we have no zeal for the glory of God our mercy must be superficial, man-centred human improvement with no eternal significance. And if…

— John Piper

“Her father’s marvelous gentleness was not because he lacked a keen enough perception of the faults and wretchedness of others; it came from his…

— Sigrid Undset

Even Christ pleased not Himself. He was utterly consumed in the zeal of His Father's house. As man He ever moved for God. As…

— Geoffrey T. Bull

His life was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, THIS WAS…

— William Shakespeare

Gentleness brings victory to him who attacks, and safety to him who defends. Those whom Heaven would save, it fences round with gentleness.

— Laozi

Before God can use a man greatly he must wound him deeply.

— Oswald Chambers

Every deviation from the rules of charity and brotherly love, of gentleness and forbearance, of meekness and patience, which our Lord prescribes to his…

— Richard Mant

“Merciful heavens! Human treatment may even render human a man in whom the image of God has long ago been tarnished. It is these…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

God never intended His people to be ordinary or commonplace. His intentions were that they should be on fire for Him, conscious of His…

— Smith Wigglesworth

God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity…

— William Gurnall

“But man, being endowed with reason, and in this respect like to God, having been made free in his will, and with power over…

— The Church Fathers

Heaven always shower His mercy on us and we return it with our cruelty

— Aftab Alam