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Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.
Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength.
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
I would love to think I'd inherited my father's patience. He's a man who achieves a great deal through gentleness.
Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength.
There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.
More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.
Not a kernel of kindness ever goes to waste, Not a gesture of gentleness ever goes awry. The unselfish one is the happiest person in the world, You'll find joy when you answer someone's cry.
With Love comes a softening, a gentleness, a kindness, a joy.
In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. Sometimes we get up and leave. Sometimes we sit there but our bodies wiggle and squirm and our minds go far away. This can be so uncomfortable that we feel's it's impossible to stay. Yet this feeling can teach us not just about ourselves but what it is to be human?we really don't want to stay with the nakedness of our present experience. It goes against the grain to stay present. These are the times when only gentleness and a sense of humor can give us the strength to settle down?so whenever we wander off, we gently encourage ourselves to "stay" and settle down. Are we experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!
You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship
There is nothing stronger than gentleness.
Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.
It isn't manly to be enraged. Rather gentleness and civility are more human, therefrom more manly.
I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.
Yet, it had been Dimitri's gentleness and thoughtfulness mixed with that deadliness that made him so wonderful. The same hands that wielded stakes with such precision would carefully brush the hair out of my face. The eyes that could astutely spot any danger in the area would regard me wonderingly and worshipfully, like I was the most beautiful and amazing woman in the world.
Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions do not try to break them but bend them with gentleness and time.
Above all it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East but strength.
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness nothing so gentle as real strength.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
I liked the name Frog Brigade because it lent itself to a lot of cool imagery with the whole frog thing.
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