Quotes about Gentleness
The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.
— William Wordsworth
The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and gentleness.
— Samuel Johnson
The Flower that smells the sweetest is Shy and Lowly.
— William Wordsworth
Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen
— Martin Luther
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
— Francis de Sales
Surely we ought to show them (animals) great kindness and gentleness for many reasons, but, above all, because they are of the same origin as ourselves.
— St. John Chrysostom
Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
— Nicky Gumbel
In the man whose childhood has known caresses and kindness, there is always a fiber of memory that can be touched to gentle issues.
— George Eliot
Sometimes its not the strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells.
— Richard Paul Evans
Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.
— Thomas Monson
You need time for the grief to heal, for the memories to fade in sharpness, time to adjust your expectation for the future. Be gentle with yourself, you'll make it.
— Dee Henderson
Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.
— Mark Twain