Gentleness Quotes

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

Gentleness brings victory to him who attacks, and safety to him who defends. Those whom Heaven would save, it fences round with gentleness.

Those that do teach young babesDo it with gentle means and easy tasks.

A gentleman makes no noise; a lady is serene.

Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to anger, but be free from bitterness and contentiousness, having tranquility and stability in the spirit.

Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.

The best way to carve is not to split.

Gentle and low, an excellent thing in woman.

With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.

Be gentle with the earth.

Tread Lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow.

Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water, sings the pebbles into perfection.

The most gentle people in the world are macho males, people who are confident in their masculinity and have a feeling of well-being in themselves. They don't have to kick in doors, mistreat women, or make fun of gays.

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

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

In our rough and rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft and virtually spineless. Not so! Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as having strength under control, being calm and peaceful when surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a soothing effect on those who may be angry or otherwise beside themselves, and possessing tact and gracious courtesy that causes others to retain their self-esteem and dignity. Instead of losing, the gentle gain. Instead of being ripped off and taken advantage of, they come out ahead!

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.

Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman

Be truthful, gentle, and fearless.

Nothing is stronger than gentleness.

If you're an advocate of gentleness, you're simplistic and naive. If you're an advocate of despair and hate, you're sophisticated.

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

When you admonish a wrongdoer, do so gently, that it may not lead to hostility.

When frying small fish, disturb them little.

The knight is a man of blood and iron, a man familiar with the sight of smashed faces and the ragged stumps of lopped-off limbs; he is also a demure, almost a maidenlike, guest in hall, a gentle, modest, unobtrusive man. He is not a compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness; he is fierce to the nth and meek to the nth.

I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness.

You need to be prepared for firm decisions and action, without losing gentleness towards those who obstruct or abuse you. It's as great a weakness to be angry with them as it is to abandon your plan of action and give up through fear.

Your gentleness shall force More than your force move us to gentleness.

Truth is as hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.

Harshness is conquered by gentleness, hatred by love, lethargy by zeal and darkness by light.

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

He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence.

If the basic human nature was aggressive, we would have been born with animal claws & huge teeth -- but ours are very short, very pretty, very weak! That means we are not well equipped to be aggressive beings. Even the size of our mouth is very small. So I think the basic nature of human beings should be gentle.

Let gentleness my strong enforcement be.

Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.

I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender.

Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart.

Raise your words, not your voice.

Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

We must be gentle now we are gentlemen.