(129 quotes found)
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
Leo F. Buscaglia
“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
“Never seek to tell thy love, / Love that never told can be; / For the gentle wind does move / Silently, invisibly.”
William Blake
“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
“O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down and steep my senses in forgetfulness?”
“Woe to you, my Princess, when I come... you shall see who is the stronger, a gentle little girl who doesn't eat enough or a big wild man who has cocaine in his body.”
Sigmund Freud
“You slapped my faceOh but so gently I smiledAt the caress.”
William Carlos Williams
“Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself.”
St. Teresa of Avila
“Only the Gentle are truly strong.”
James Dean
“Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.”
Charles Lamb
