Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart."
Gentleness quotes
Gentleness
32 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"Your gentleness shall force More than your force move us to gentleness."
Charlotte Bronte
Novelist, Poet
"Oh! that gentleness! how far more potent is it than force!"
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint, Bishop
"Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity."
Jean de La Fontaine
Poet, Fabulist
"Gentleness succeeds better than violence."
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"From serenity comes gentleness, comes lasting strength."
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"Nothing is so strong as gentleness."
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"We must be gentle now we are gentlemen."
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"The swallow is not ensnared by men because of its gentle nature. [Lat., At caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo.]"
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"Let gentleness my strong enforcement be."
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"The product of a true, growing, gospel-centered nature is often gentleness."
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"In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse. [In the husband wisdom, in the wife gentleness.]"
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"Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity."
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"Gentleness and repose are paramount to everything else in woman."
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