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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
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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!
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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be
expected from the strong.
Leo Buscaglia |
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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.
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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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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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