Top 1200 Gentle Quotes & Sayings - Page 7
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
It's an extraordinary experience to encounter the two kinds of deaths of my parents, one violent and jagged, it hits you like a tornado, the other, gentle with grace and dignity.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night.
I think, especially growing up in the South, we are taught that women are supposed to be soft, gentle and kind of just goes along with everything and is submissive.
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.
Then again, he supposed the healing process, in contrast to trauma, was gentle and slow... The soft closing of a door, rather than a slam.- John
Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.
In your days - things like this happen to you... You get a tap, a nudge, a gentle shake, and life whispers to you, "I know you're tired - but I don't want you to miss this."
Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
Oh, child, men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.
Be mild, and cleave to gentle things, thy glory and thy happiness be there.
Breaking the cycle takes time. Be Patient and Gentle with yourself. Set long term goals. And be persistent! Remember to Stretch, Laugh and be Unshakable!
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.
Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.
I know, it's disturbing that gentle looking people have such violence, but I believe we all have a penchant for violence in us.
Those who have suffered much become very bitter or very gentle.
Robin Williams was a cultural hero of mine, and in the encounters and interactions I was able to share with him, he was always gentle and generous, humane and thoughtful and hilarious.
I am gentle with myself, knowing that I am doing the best I can with the knowledge and understanding I have
I like humor: the sort of gentle humor that points out human foibles.
A wise man in his house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all.
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue's name.
I find real strength in Drake and I think it's because he's so gentle and confident in his delivery. It's like, he's not panicking and overselling himself or trying to lie.
She's soft and she's gentle and sweet as can be, and if Sharmon needs squeezin', then leave it to me.
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.
The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers.
When greater perils men inviron, Then women show a front of iron; And, gentle in their manner, they Do bold things in a quiet way.
The bargain…” she mumbled. “You said I could kiss you,” came his gentle, wicked whisper near her ear. “But, my love…you didn’t specify where.
Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.
The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power.
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.
Friends share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand.
Life was never meant to be a struggle, just a gentle progression from one point to another, much like walking through a valley on a sunny day.
Cowards are nice, they're interesting, they're gentle, they wouldn't think of shooting down people in a parade from a tower. They want to live, so they can see their kids. They're very brave.
Basically, I am a good, gentle person, but I am attracted to mean personalities.
The Past Is Gone, And Cannot Harm You Any More & While The Future Is Fast Coming For You, It Always Flinches First. And Settles In As The Gentle Present.
Gul Makai' is a story of a brave heart and a gentle advocate of peace who fought for her right to go to school and became a global teacher.
Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring?
This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.
I admire people with gentle manners who treat other people as human beings.
It's so easy to laugh,
It's so easy to hate,
It takes guts to be gentle and kind.
Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
Be gentle and forgiving with yourself, abandon any and all shame, and refuse to engage in any self-repudiation.
The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.
Women are so gentle, so affectionate, so true in sorrow, so untired and untiring! but the leaf withers not sooner, and tropic light fades not more abruptly.
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.
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher.
What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy, and its full charm is possible only to the gentle
'O sleep, O gentle sleep,' I thought gratefully, 'Nature's soft nurse!'
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.
Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.
Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.
Shut out from the world with its blare and glare, life in an institution moves softly. The ears become attuned to gentle notes and a subdued tone.
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.
Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.
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.
There is a chapter in 'Gentle Regrets' called 'Coming Home' which is really me expressing my later admiration for my father's public spirit.
It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts.
The chestnut's proud, and the lilac's pretty, The poplar's gentle and tall, But the plane tree's kind to the poor dull city - I love him best of all.
My advice is don't scrub your makeup off your eyes; be gentle.
