Gentle Quotes

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.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

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

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

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.

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.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born.

Cows are gentle, interesting animals.

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

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

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.

People love gentle larceny.

Where hast thou wandered. gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring?

Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.

Thus, I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

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

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

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.

Do not go gentle into that good night.