Quotes About Gentleness

What a school of politeness is such a contemplation of the past! To take everything objectively, to be angry at nothing, to love nothing, to understand everything-- makes one gentle and pliable.

In warring against stupidity, the most just and gentle of men at last become brutal.

My mom is an exceptionally wise and kind person.

Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.

He spoke gently, laughed often, and never exercised his wit at the expense of others.

Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without.

Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

A kind word is like a Spring day.

que le même homme peut être très énergétique en même temps que doux

The offender needs pity, not wrath; those who must needs be corrected, should be treated with tact and gentleness; and one must be always ready to learn better. 'The best kind of revenge is, not to become like unto them.

It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another.

If they've made a mistake, correct them gently and show them where they went wrong. If you can't do that, then the blame lies with you. Or no one.

Of my grandfather Verus I have learned to be gentle and meek, and to refrain from all anger and passion.

It isn't manly to be enraged. Rather gentleness and civility are more human, therefrom more manly.

Karen wasn't hard, she was soft, too soft. A soft touch. Her hair was soft, her smile was soft, her voice was soft. She was so soft there was no resistance. Hard things sank into her, they went right through her, and if she made a real effort, out the other side. Then she didn't have to see them or hear them, or even touch them.

Stretch your hand towards those gentle eyes that regard you with such trust

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.

Breaking the cycle takes time. Be Patient and Gentle with yourself. Set long term goals. And be persistent! Remember to Stretch, Laugh and be Unshakable!

Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance

He looked up at her. Something passed between them. And I saw that he answered to her, too. But that he didn't answer to her authority, like the governor's, or her shrillness, like Aunt Hannah's, but to her gentleness.

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind, the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.

This was a little joke of John's; he used to say that a regular course of the Birtwick horseballs would cure almost any vicious horse; these balls, he said, were made up of patience and gentleness, firmness and petting, one pound of each to be mixed up with half a pint of common sense, and given to the horse every day.

a soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger."  It isn't only in them you speak to, but in yourself.' 'Very true

a soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger.