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There is nothing stronger
in the world than
gentleness.
Han Suyin
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are
the
exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
Mohandas
Gandhi
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What would you have? Your gentleness shall force
More than your force move us to gentleness.
William Shakespeare
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Gentleness is
a way of life, showing our love in how we interact
with people
and things. Like any way of life, gentleness has to be
practiced for
us to become more gentle. If we want to become
more gentle,
we must take active steps, that is (1) choosing
to be more
gentle, (2) keeping this resolution in mind, (3) acting
in gentleness,
and (4) catching ourselves when we are not gentle
so that we can be
more aware of our gentleness or lack of gentleness in
the future.
Thomas Stobie
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The way to overcome the angry
person is with gentleness,
the evil person with goodness, the miser with generosity
and the liar with
truth.
Indian Proverb
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be
expected from the strong.
Leo Buscaglia
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Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
Phaedrus
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In our rough and rugged individualism, we think
of gentleness as weakness,
being soft and virtually spineless.
Not so! Gentleness
includes such enviable
qualities as having strength under control, being
calm and peaceful when
surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a
soothing effect on those
who may be angry or otherwise beside themselves,
and possessing tact
and gracious courtesy that causes others to retain
their self-esteem and
dignity. Instead
of losing, the gentle gain. Instead
of being ripped off
and taken advantage of, they come out ahead!
Charles Swindoll
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What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme
persistence of gentleness
and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith
rules through ordinary
things: through
cooking and small talk, through
storytelling, making love,
fishing,
tending animals and sweet corn and
flowers, through sports, music,
and
books, raising kids—all the places
where the gravy soaks in and
grace
shines through. Even in a
time of
elephantine vanity and greed,
one never has to look far to see the
campfires of gentle people. Lacking
any other purpose in life,
it would be good enough to live for their sake.
Garrison Keillor
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Practice
being gentle, respectful and loving toward the life force
in all things. Remind yourself that your efforts do make a
difference,
even if you think they are miniscule in comparison
to the magnitude of the problem.
Wayne Dyer
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You need to be prepared for firm decisions and action,
without
losing gentleness towards those who obstruct or abuse you.
It's as great a weakness to be angry with them as it is
to abandon your
plan of action and give up through fear.
Marcus Aurelius
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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 people.
Lao Tzu
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Gentleness means recognizing that the world around us is
fragile, especially
other people. It is recognizing our own capacity to do harm and
choosing
to be tender, soft-spoken, soft-hearted, and careful. When we are gentle
we touch the world in ways that protect and preserve it. Being
gentle
doesn't mean being weak; gentleness can be firm, even powerful. To behave
in a gentle manner requires that we stay centered in our own values and
strength -- that we are active rather than reactive. Coming from this
center,
a gentle word or touch can channel our energy into healing or making
peace.
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It is only
persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those
who appear gentle are, in general, only a weak character,
which easily changes into asperity.
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Don't
judge the gentle; their gentleness is stronger than your fears and angers.
Don't judge those who have lost their gentleness; you haven't lived their
lives.
In all people, hope for the gentleness to return and see gentleness
for the beauty that it is.
C. JoyBell C.
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It's true that we live in a harsh world, but it's also true
that
gentleness
invades that harshness with its own kind of beauty. We see it in the way
a mother cradles a newborn baby, in the
eyes of a
father roughhousing
with a preschooler, in the silence
of a setting sun,
in the affectionate
caress of a lifetime lover
and friend, in the peace
that settles during an
anxious prayer,
and in a thousand ways more.
Yes, gentleness is invading our world today. The only
question
is
whether or not you've joined the revolution.
Mike and
Amy Nappa
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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.
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Gentleness
is a divine trait: nothing is
so strong as
gentleness
and nothing
so gentle as real strength.
Ralph
Sockman
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As we
come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make
friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and
broken and realize that, if we were not, we would be God. The art
of gentleness toward ourselves leads to being gentle with others--
and is a natural prerequisite for our presence to God in prayer.
Brennan Manning
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I learned that it is
the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness
is to be expected only from the strong.
Leo Rosten
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Gentleness
is not apathy but is an aggressive expression of how we
view people. We see people as so valuable that we deal with them
in gentleness. . . . To be apathetic is to turn people over to mean
and destructive elements, to truly love people causes
us to be aggressively gentle.
Gayle D. Erwin
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Gentleness
is strength under control. It is the ability
to stay calm, no matter what happens.
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His
gentleness was uncompromising; because he would not
compete for dominance, he was indomitable.
Ursula K. LeGuin
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Considering
the fact that we're all laced with flaws, idiosyncrasies,
and vulnerabilities, wouldn't it be wise and kind to adopt
an attitude of gentleness in relating to each other?
Sue Patton Thoele
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