(116 quotes found)
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
Leo F. Buscaglia
“Never seek to tell thy love, / Love that never told can be; / For the gentle wind does move / Silently, invisibly.”
William Blake
“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. 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.”
Lao Tzu
“The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed- It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.”
William Shakespeare
“Only the Gentle are truly strong.”
James Dean
“You slapped my faceOh but so gently I smiledAt the caress.”
William Carlos Williams
“Implied / Subjection, but required with gentle sway / And by her yielded, by him best received; / Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, / And sweet reluctant amorous delay.”
John Milton
“Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.”
Charles Lamb
“A profusion of pink roses being ragged in the rain speaks to me of all gentleness and its enduring.”
“Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself.”
St. Teresa of Avila
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