Gentle Quotes

Gentle with the drugs, heavy with the love

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

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.

He [Ernest Hemingway] is gentle, as all real men are gentle; without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.

On Hanukkah, the first dark night, Light yourself a candle bright. I'll you, if you will me invite To dance within that gentle light.

We angels are misconceived in the human world. People perceive us as kindly and bountiful; when, in truth, we are about as fluffy, as gentle, as yielding, as rattlesnakes.

It's hard to hear the gentle whisper of the Spirit amid the noise of Christendom.

Good and decent people must be protected and persuaded by gentle means, but the rabble must be led by terror.

We have lit upon the gentle, sensitive mind And lost the old nonchalance of the hand; Whether we have chosen chisel, pen or brush, We are but critics, or but half create.

Let’s be gentle with ourselves and each other and fierce as we fight oppression.

Misery won't touch you gentle. It always leaves its thumbprints on you; sometimes it leaves them for others to see, sometimes for nobody but you to know of.

Be wise. Treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with others.

And you each gentle animal In confidence may bind, And make them follow at your call, If you are always kind.

In any matter where we have questions, we have a right to ask the Holy Spirit to lead us and to expect His gentle guiding.

Such is the power of love in gentle mind, That it can alter all the course of kind.

Be Strong, Gentle and Beautiful, in Mind, Body and Spirit.

Listen to God's speech in his wondrous, terrible, gentle, loving, all-embracing silence.

If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.

I'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so.

A thousand trills and quivering sounds In airy circles o'er us fly, Till, wafted by a gentle breeze, They faint and languish by degrees, And at a distance die.

Kissing Simon was pleasant. It was a gentle sort of pleasant, like lying in a hammock on a summer day with a book and a glass of lemonade

Gentle feelings produce profoundly beneficial effects upon stern natures. It is the spring rain which melts the ice-covering of the earth, and causes it to open to the beams of heaven.

Don't lose sight of the fact that hip and legs drive the horse forward and the hands merely channel this power by gentle rein aids.

To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude.

Fashion is more usually a gentle progression of revisited ideas.

O my good lord, that comfort comes too late, 'Tis like a pardon after execution. That gentle physic, given in time, had cured me; But now I am past all comforts here but prayers.

Never seek to tell thy love; Love that never told can be. For the gentle wind does move silently.. invisibly.

Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.

I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love.

Sweet souls around us watch us still, press nearer to our side; Into our thoughts, into our prayers, with gentle helpings glide.

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.

The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness.

It takes strength to be gentle and kind.

My will for you is not harsh or unpleasant. It is gentle and perfectly tailored to your unique needs. Do not fear my direction. I am your heart's happiest guide.

I dream of a true husband—a good man, not a brute, nor a champion of men on the battlefield; I dream but of a gentle man, one who neither speaks too loud nor ignores evil.

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

Planet Earth, gentle and blue With all my heart, I love you. Dancing the Dream by Michael Jackson

Every child is a deliberate, passionate creation of God. If you doubt that, just look into their eyes. You will find a gentle little spirit who hungers for life - and for your love.

I like clothes that exude feminine charms, a gentle style. It's just like being able to match with a dress with an attached hood.

The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.

It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea.

Very strong personalities must confine themselves in mutual conversation to very gentle subjects.

It is a gentle and affectionate thought, that in immeasurable height above us, at our first birth, the wreath of love was woven with sparkling stars for flowers.

Gentle birth, protecting mother and baby, is a solution that I believe will result in positive change for our society.

Trusting God's plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself.

I’m a pretty gentle person so I don’t really have much of a thing of being a badass.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?