Quotes About Gentleness

Menuchim, Mendel's son, will grow healthy. There will not be many of his like in Israel. Pain will make him wise, ugliness kind, bitterness gentle, and illness strong. His eyes will be far and deep, his ears clear and full of echoes. His mouth will be silent, but when he opens his lips, they will herald good things.

Bisogna essere duri senza mai perdere la tenerezza.

In most cases, the truth is a blade that does not need to be sharpened, and we almost never need to twist the knife. Because as a listener we can empathize with the fear that what we hear might hurt, we can also work to apply gentleness when speaking. I

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can't replicate.

I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings.

I don't want to hurt anybody.

I don't want to be hurtful to anyone.

The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.

Let 'em up easy.

You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place.' 'That's why animals are so soft and huggy.

I don't think I ever sit there and think to kick a wound harder.

ils se parlaient à voix basse, et la conversation qu'ils avaient leur semblait plus douce, parce qu'elle n'était pas entendue.

Elle aussi l'avait trouvé gentil ; et c'est uniquement pour cela qu'elle s'était donnée, liée pour la vie, qu'elle avait renoncé à toute autre espérance, à tous les projets entrevus, à tout l'inconnu de demain. Elle était tombée dans le mariage, dans ce trou sans bord pour remonter dans cette misère, dans cette tristesse, dans ce désespoir, parceque, comme Rosalie, elle l'avait trouvé gentil!

Some men called them Lenny and George, referring to the Steinbeck characters in Of Mice and Men. There might be some truth to it—Cal was big and impossibly strong—but where Lenny had a gentleness, Cal had none. He was a rock, both physically and emotionally. He could indeed kill a rabbit by petting it, but he wouldn't care much. But

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

I'm not some little soft touch. I will never take a backward step when batting, but I want to be respected as a nice guy, too.

A light, tender, sensitive touch is worth a ton of brawn.

I've never been a bad guy - never acted like a tough guy.

Droplets of water would roll around the surface of a lotus leaf and not leave any trace.

Although our love is waning, let us stand by the lone border of the lake once more, together in that hour of gentleness. When the poor tired child, passion, falls asleep.

A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.

Willow trees are kind, Dear God. They will not bear a body on their limbs.