Quotes About Gentleness

Christ is the expression of the humility of God embodied in human nature; the Eternal Love humbling itself, clothing itself in the garb of meekness and gentleness, to win and serve and save us. As the love and condescension of God makes Him the benefactor and helper and servant of all, so Jesus of necessity was the Incarnate Humility. And so He is still, in the midst of the throne, the meek and lowly Lamb of God. If

And let each failure and shortcoming simply urge us to turn humbly and meekly to the meek and lowly Lamb of God, in the assurance that where He is enthroned in the heart, His humility and gentleness will be one of the streams of living water that flow from within us.

They were absolutely lovely, and in their presence, so was she.

Kindness is a much more crushing force than anger.

And yet that hardness brings out the softness in us all

Try a little tenderness ...

Being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed especially when the rest of the world could be so mean

But being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed, especially when the rest of the world could be so mean.

Condition them to erratic handling, such as touching, poking, and hair-pulling. Babies and small children like to grab and pull, and your puppy may be startled if the baby's tug is the first one they experience. Feed them a savory or lickable treat as you gently condition them to your mimicking of a baby's touch. Say gentle as you do this, and repeat this phrase when it happens in real time. Don't forget to make some baby sounds, too, for the full effect.

We were dandelion seeds released to the wind, she asked for no return. We are saplings now. With gentle hands.

Do you not think, Mrs. Givings, that snow is always kind? Because it has to fall slowly, to meet the ground slowly, or the eyelash slowly— And things that meet each other slowly are kind.

Be truthful, gentle and fearless.

This is the way of the weak; quiet and fair.

Twas hard to dislike a man she so enjoyed in bed. Twas harder still to dislike one who kept showing her a more gentle side to his nature

May that light and joy and power: Keep my thoughts pure; Keep me gentle and truthful in all I say; Keep me faithful and diligent in my work; Keep me humble in my opinion of myself; Keep me honorable and generous in my dealings with others; Keep me loyal to every cherished memory of the past; Keep me mindful of my eternal destiny as your child.

I don't understand how people can take a gentle, loving life and treat it with such cruelty.

Beauty lives with kindness.

Wind of Inspiration, Creative Spirit of God, teach me not to forget that you come always as gift. Remind me always to be ready to receive and romance and dance with joy wherever and whenever you visit, or risk that you may move on without me. May I ever be sensitive to your gentle breezes and willing to soar with your wild winds.

One finds that constant quiet sympathy is not only one of the most lovable qualities, but one of the very rarest.

The fruit of the Spirit is love." Mark the words,—love, not hatred; it is joy, not discontent and mourning; peace, not irritation, anxiety and manufactured trials. It is "long-suffering gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."…

Flowers only know to fragrance, nothing else. Be that, to beautify, and perfume the feelings of others.

The stronger a man is, the more gentle he can afford to be

Como tudo é suave, pensei, quando o dia está bonito e todas as coisas boas parecem estar esperando só por você.

This dogmatic and insistent moralism clearly ends by seriously impairing Toynbee's judgment. He refuses to concede what common experience teaches, namely that the wicked do quite often flourish like the green bay tree, that in human affairs force and violence are occasionally decisive, or that love and gentleness are sometimes productive of evil.