Top 133 Gentle Quotes

Fame is indeed beautiful and benign and gentle and satisfying, but happiness is something at once tender and brilliant beyond all things.

In this culture, the phrase ‘black woman’ is not synonymous with ‘tender,’ or ‘gentle.’ It’s as if those words couldn’t possibly speak to the reality of black females.

Honey is hydrating and antiseptic. It really clears your skin, and it’s moisturizing. You can use it every day if you want. It’s so gentle.

My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he’d be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because I’m sure proud of him and of where I come from, Janesville, Wisconsin.

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

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it’s our fault, that we’re to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves.

To the extent that human spirits are made gentle by the social state, sensibility increases; as it increases, the severity of punishment must diminish if one wishes to maintain a constant relation between object and feeling.

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.

Some of the subject matters that I like to make stories about are definitely not inherently commercial. So I have to look for a very special kind of financing and go down a very gentle path in order to make my films, as do basically all social-realist filmmakers. It’s a long process.

The lawgiver ought to be gentle, lenient and humane. The lawgiver ought to be a skilled architect who raises his building on the foundation of self-love, and the interest of all ought to be the product of the interests of each.

I think the first time I was ever really conscious of the difference between people’s voices was that my mother’s voice was so soft and gentle and her pronunciation was so perfect.

After I came out of surgery – I was in the hospital for five weeks – I found that I gravitated toward very gentle sounds: chant music, solo bamboo flute sounds, a laid-back record of my own called ‘Inside.’ And the music became a very real part of my recovery process.

I think mothers get a raw deal in American culture, so I’ve been defending them. I have three daughters, and I know that as they become mothers, they got a lot more gentle towards me!

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

Cows are gentle, interesting animals.

A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn and get a bit angry.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who have it will experience a frightening, chaotic and emotional ride. It is not a gentle or easy disease.

I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death.

Especially when you’ve become the father of two daughters, you hope the world can be a more gentle place.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.

The moment that we realize our attention has wandered is the magic moment of the practice, because that’s the moment we have the chance to be really different. Instead of judging ourselves, and berating ourselves, and condemning ourselves, we can be gentle with ourselves.

The woman is a gentle, loving bond who encourages, consoles, builds, reconciles, and makes all things new and vibrant. The woman is strength in time of suffering, courageous in failure, intuitive in time of danger. A woman is ingenuous when all fails, resourceful in times of want, and a true helpmate for man.

She doesn’t do the things heroines are supposed to. Which is rather Jane Austen’s point – Fanny is her subversive heroine. She is gentle and self-doubting and utterly feminine; and given the right circumstances, she would defy an army.

The first series of ‘Open All Hours’ came and went without much fanfare because the BBC, in its almighty wisdom, put it out on BBC2, reasoning that it was ‘a gentle comedy’, better suited to the calms of the second channel than to the noisier, choppier waters of the first.

Lush green forests, chirping birds and the gentle beast… that’s what the shoot for ‘Haathi… ‘ is like every single day. A life-changing experience which not only is beautiful at the face of it but the soul too.

I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.

When we describe human relations, we usually make them better than they are: gentle, peaceful, and so forth, whereas in reality, they are often competitive.

I change my beauty routine every six months, but I make sure to use products that are light and 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.

Most actors come from the streets, and their rise to fame is guided by a natural anger. It was harder to find that rage coming from a gentle background.

My comedy isn’t clean; it’s just friendly. So I get asked to do a lot of clean shows. It’s like, ‘Oh, I have a clean vibe, but I say gross, weird stuff.’ It’s just, it’s very gentle the way I say it. It’s not upsetting or jarring to people, because I’m not very aggressive.

Jazz is very important. It’s not something I can put my finger on. When I’m writing at my favorite time, I like to have the gentle side of Coltrane or Brubeck on the CD player. It creates sort of a spiritual space in which I write best.

A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man’s position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she’s in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky’s the limit!

Its been such a journey with my skin. My biggest thing now is that Im trying to be as gentle as possible. In the past Ive struggled with hormonal acne – I would get really harsh products to treat it and it would backfire. Now Im learning that the gentler I am, the better.

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

John Edgar Park introduced me to the gentle art of recreational lock-picking. It’s fun and potentially useful to know how to tickle tumblers in the right way to open door locks and padlocks.

Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.

I’m a gentle, considerate, giving man.

The show Larry is much more aggressive. The real Larry is very gentle and very sweet and doesn’t like to offend people.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

I love living in Birmingham, it’s just a lovely gentle life, and it’s calm. And it’s full of Brummies who I find hilarious.

I don’t have time to beat myself up over my fallible nature. Instead I use my energy to learn from my past and let it inform my future. It’s time to own all of our glory, mistakes, mess and light and be gentle to ourselves. Let’s be kind to our spirits and celebrate the truth of our hearts.

I switch my products so much, but right now, I’m really into organic skin care. I hope it’s here to stay. I like that whole vibe and just being really gentle with your skin and not putting too much products that are harsh.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called afterwards the Sons of the Gael, made their first attempt to land in Ireland to avenge Ith, one of their race that had come there one time and had met with his death.

Suffering has roused them from the sleep of gentle life, and every day fills them with a terrible intoxication. They are now something more than themselves; those we loved were merely happy shadows.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek – I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

I am gentle. I think nearly everyone who makes music is sensitive – I don’t care how hard they pretend they are.

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

Traditional cooking techniques inevitably form a gray band of overcooked meat around the outer edges of a steak. Sous vide, thanks to the gentle heat it uses, eliminates that gray band, producing a steak that’s cooked just right from edge to edge.