Gentle Quotes
In the soft and gentle arms of a mother's love, children can come to know the voice of the Lord.
Sweet breathing Zephyrus did softly play, A gentle spirit, that lightly did delay Hot Titan's beams, which then did glister fair
Philosophy alone can boast (and perhaps it is no more than the boast of philosophy), that her gentle hand is able to eradicate from the human mind the latent and deadly principle of fanaticism.
See him, the gentle Bible beast, / With lacquered hoofs and curling mane, / His wondering journey from the East / Half done, between the rock and plain.
I am clumsy, a late and nervous driver, and despise all sports except a little gentle dancing or yoga.
The large and rapid fortunes by which vulgar and ignorant people become possessed of splendid houses, splendidly furnished, do not of course, give them the feelings and manners of gentle folks.
The vast Pacific ocean would always remain the islanders' great solace, escape and nourishment, the amniotic fluid that would keep them hedonistic and aloof, guarded, gentle and mysterious.
He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light he was as golden, as soft, as gentle as myself, and he would protect me.
Some people like a harsh teacher. They feel the demands make them learn more quickly. Some like a gentle teacher because they feel that makes them learn more quickly.
Tantric Zen is more suited for this age that we live in. It give you rules, but in a gentle way. It's not as demanding.
If you seek the realms of light, the best thing to do is to meditate with love and the gentle aliveness. Meditation should not be forced.
You have to learn to be very, very gentle to start with - with yourself eventually. Meditation is not something that you force. It is something that happens to you because life gives you a gift.
Gentle reader, I was born upon the water - not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river.
Reverence is an attitude of honoring Life. You do not have to be authentically powered to be gentle with Life or to love Life.
Her air, her manners, all who saw admir'd; Courteous though coy, and gentle though retir'd; The joy of youth and health her eyes display'd, And ease of heart her every look convey'd.
In the man whose childhood has known caresses and kindness, there is always a fiber of memory that can be touched to gentle issues.
But there are victories far worse than defeats; and to overcome an angel too gentle to put out all his strength, and ride away in triumph on the back of a devil, is one of the poorest.
Tyrion: My gentle sister seems to have mistaken me for Ned Stark. Bronn: I hear he was taller. Tyrion: Not after Joff took off his head.
As far as which writers embody this form of gentle power - Tobias Wolff, for sure. His persona and his writing both share an easy, capacious confidence that says he has faith in his readers.
Toni Morrison seems to have a lot of faith in people - that's what I mean by gentle power.
Be gentle with everyone you meet; we all have experienced pain, hurt, anger, and rejection. Be kind to everyone's spirit; you have no idea what healing your light can afford.
A mother's prayers, silent and gentle, can never miss the road to the throne of all bounty.
Surely a gentle sister is the second best gift to a man; and it is first in point of occurrence; for the wife comes after.
You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil.
How can a man be so brave and so stupid, so gentle and so cruel, so warming and so detestable -- all at the same time?
That wit is truly amiable, which gladdens and enlivens every thing, which shines with a lustre gentle, but not faint, and powerful, but not glaring.
If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.
Ah gentle pair, ye little think how nigh Your change approaches, when all these delights Will vanish and deliver ye to woe, More woe, the more your taste is now of joy.
There is rough work to be done, and rough men must do it; there is gentle work to be done, and gentlemen must do it.
Compared to Americans, Canadians are often more gentle in their approach to things. They're much more apologetic. There's less room for conflict.
Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.
Alexander Pope once wrote that the theater aspires to wake the soul by gentle strokes of art - to raise the genius and to mend the heart.