Quotes About Gentleness

No doubt it is true that there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repented than over all the saints who consistently remain holy, and the rare, sudden gentlenesses of arrogant people have infinitely more effect than the continual gentleness of gentle people. Arrogance turned gentle melts the heart.

In a gentle way, you can change the world.

For who can remain angry with Mr Segundus? I dare say there are people in the world who are able to resent goodness and amiability, whose spirits are irritated by gentleness- but I am glad to say that Jonathan Strange was not of their number.

she feared he would never profit by it for it was not the fashion to be modest and quiet and kind-hearted.

Era um dia de primavera desses que trazem esperança: cheio de brisas suaves e delicados aromas de terra aquecida.

Ever since I was small I loved feeling somebody comb my hair. It made me go all sleepy and peaceful.

The room hovered around me with great gentleness, as if the chairs and the tables and the walls were withholding their weight out of sympathy for my sudden frailty.

He didn't answer but reached over and put his hand at the root of my hair and ran his fingers out slowly to the tip ends like a comb. A little electric shock flared through me and I sat quite still. Ever since I was small I loved feeling somebody comb my hair. It made me go all sleepy and peaceful.

towels I felt pure and sweet as a new baby.

How I would like to believe in tenderness.

Mercurio gazed at him with such innocent gentleness it was a pity to doubt it, but Estemba's eyes were clear almost to transparency, dangerous enough Leopardo did not try for him in that moment.

Mercurio gazed at him with such innocent gentleness it was a pity to doubt it, but Estemba's eyes were clear almost to transparency, dangerous enough for Leopardo not try for him in that moment.

a book is a delicate friend, a white bird, an exquisite being, afraid of water. Darling things! Afraid of water, of fire, They shiver in the wind. Clumsy, crude human fingers leave bruises on them that'll never fade! Never! Some people touch books without washing their hands! Some underline things in ink! Some even tear pages out!

she sighed. It was a lovely sound, strangely comforting, soft, and wise. And it made him want to look at her more closely, to see into her mind, to hear the rhythms of her soul.

Es gibt einen warmherzigen und sanften Spott, der auf engster Vertrautheit beruht, einer, die man nicht einzugestehen hat - einen Spott, der aus nichts anderem besteht als dem Bedürfnis, ein Übermaß an Sympathie aufzulösen.

Los cronopios, en cambio, esos seres desordenados y tibios, dejan los recuerdos sueltos por la casa, entre alegres gritos, y ellos andan por el medio y cuando pasa corriendo uno, lo acarician con suavidad y le dicen: 'No vayas a lastimarte', y también: 'Cuidado con los escalones'.

Amateur grammar snobs are a lot like amateur gynecologists—they're everywhere, they're all too eager to offer their services, and they're anything but gentle.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions.

I don't need jewels and cars. It's about the delicacy of the way I'm handled.

This is what I want. I want people to take care of me. I want them to force comfort upon me. I want the soft-pillow feeling that I associate with memories of being ill when I was younger, soft pillows and fresh linens and satin-edged blankets and hot chocolate. It's not so much the comfort itself as knowing there's someone who wants to take care of you.

if we can allow ourselves to be gentle with ourselves no matter what our feelings may be, we have the chance of discovering the very deep roots of who we are.

Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words—like aggression and even violence.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.