Gentle Quotes

Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

Isn't it strange that its easier to be gentle with the feelings of people we care less about than those of our children, whom we love so much?

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

I was used to playing misled youth, rough-and-tumble guys. It was nice to get back to a big-hearted, warm and gentle soul, a guy who is destined for something a lot larger than he ever expected.

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

Why not just do something a little more on the gentle side?

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just.

The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.

Blue is the male principle, stern and spiritual. Yellow the female principle, gentle, cheerful and sensual. Red is matter, brutal and heavy and always the colour which must be fought and vanquished by the other two.

But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind.

Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.

It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence every day. I think we prepare people for violence, and I think just as importantly we prepare people for the definition of being gentle.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence.

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

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