Quotes About Gentleness

In a world gone harsh, you must have the courage to be tender as a blossom and tough as a diamond.

For an elder must be a man whose life cannot be spoken against. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exhibit self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home and must be able to teach. He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, peace loving, and not one who loves money. He must manage his own family well, with children who respect and obey him. (1 Timothy 3:2-4 NLT)

Gentleman: one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

Being Kind Not in some great deed of heroism; not in some great speech or act that may be pointed to with pride-but rather in the little kindnesses from day to day.

Don't get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.

Devotion is about you. Maybe you use another object as inspiration, but you change your quality; you walk more joyfully, gently upon this planet.

You understand... just what the Taoists mean when they say that soft is stronger than hard.

It's embarrassing to tell you this, but it seems to come down mostly to just learning to be kinder.

Neka pironska ravnodušnost, ublažena postojanom blagoš?u i dobrotom te povremenim proplamsajima snažne tjelesne srasti, bila je njegovo normalno stanje, koje su mu bile odredile njegova uro?ena i navikom ste?ena narav.

la condanna di quelli, molti, che non sono capaci di toccare senza far male [...]

Sia così gentile allora da dirgli che mi mancherà. Voglio dire che prima o poi smetterà di rompermi i coglioni ovunque io vada, e io proverò lo stesso sollievo che si prova quando in una stanza si spegne il motore del frigorifero, ma anche lo stesso sgomento inevitabile, e la sensazione, che lei certo conoscerà, di non essere sicuri di sapere cosa farsene di quell'improvviso silenzio, e forse di non esserne in fondo all'altezza.

But although the rules are vague And widely disregarded now Some precepts remain: live with love - That is a rule we all can understand; Forgive those who need forgiveness, Which I think is everybody, more or less; Be kind - that, perhaps, is first and foremost In any postmodern, new-fangled Code we devise for ourselves; Yes, be kind: love one another, And most of all tend with gentleness The small patch of terra firma That is allocated to each of us...

A change of oil…yes, that was what we all needed from time to time, whether we were an engine or a person. And there were other similarities to be explored. Engines had to be handled gently, as did people. Forward gears were better than reverse gears—for people as well as engines.

Is it hard to raise an elephant?" It was some minutes before anybody answered. But then Debra said, "I don't think so, Mma. It's not hard to do anything if you do it with love.

Yes. Look at the way in which a little boy plays. He prods. He investigates things all around him. He moves them. He tries to push them over. Then look at girls. They touch things gently. They watch them. They don't try to push them about. They…" She searched for the right word. "They cherish them." The

Be gentle...Many of the people who will come to see you are injured in spirit. They need to talk about things that have hurt them, or about things that they have done. Do not sit in judgement on them, but listen. Just listen.

Be kind, aim for my heart.

Women and doors - did I not tell you, friend Porthos, that they are always to be managed by gentleness? - D'Artagnan

His voice was a intimate as the rustle of sheets.

Angelina Wallaby patted him twice, then sniffed him all over with her soft muzzly nose. Now her eyelashes caught in his little toes:

He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.

I'd like to be remembered for being a good, kind, loving, gentle man who attempted to live wisely, and who cared a lot.