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Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man, we believe in the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again. – Douglas Kennedy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The socon [social conservative] Bible seems to have had the references to forgiveness and gentleness expunged somewhere along the line, and Jesus has become the Lord of Nastiness rather than the Prince of Peace.” – Reverend Michael Coren	added by Greying_Geezer 2 years ago
With Love comes a softening, a gentleness, a kindness, a joy. – Laura Jaworski	added by anonymous 3 years ago
I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness. – Michael Avenatti	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I worked for someone I respected and liked without reservation. He's a man of great strength and also gentleness, there is none I prize more than to have my name alongside George W. Bush. – Dick Cheney	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty. – Phaedrus	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The master tools of success are invitation, patience, time, gentleness, cooperation, and surrender. – Bryant McGill	added by anonymous 11 years ago
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things, there is no law. – The Apostle Paul (Saul of Tarsus), The Bible- Galations 5:22-23 NIV	added by anonymous 13 years ago
True strength lies in gentleness. – Irish Proverb	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Every man has his price." This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over certain people to something, it is only necessary to give it a gloss of love of humanity, nobility, gentleness, self-sacrifice - and there is nothing you cannot get them to swallow. To their souls, these are the icing, the tidbit; other kinds of souls have others. – Friedrich Nietzsche	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength. – Ralph W. Sockman	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. – Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Nothing is so powerful as gentleness nothing is so gentle as true strength. – Saint Francis de Sales	added by anonymous 14 years ago
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. – Saint Francis de Sales	added by anonymous 14 years ago
There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness. – Han Suyin	added by anonymous 14 years ago
True gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to him who made us and to the common nature which we all share. It arises from reflection on our own failings and wants, and from just views of the condition and duty of man. It is native feeling heightened and improved by principle. – Hugh Blair	added by anonymous 14 years ago
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. – Leo Rosten	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man, we believe in the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again.

– Douglas Kennedy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The socon [social conservative] Bible seems to have had the references to forgiveness and gentleness expunged somewhere along the line, and Jesus has become the Lord of Nastiness rather than the Prince of Peace.”

– Reverend Michael Coren

added by Greying_Geezer
2 years ago

With Love comes a softening, a gentleness, a kindness, a joy.

– Laura Jaworski

added by anonymous
3 years ago

I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.

– Michael Avenatti

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I worked for someone I respected and liked without reservation. He's a man of great strength and also gentleness, there is none I prize more than to have my name alongside George W. Bush.

– Dick Cheney

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

– Phaedrus

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The master tools of success are invitation, patience, time, gentleness, cooperation, and surrender.

– Bryant McGill

added by anonymous
11 years ago

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things, there is no law.

– The Apostle Paul (Saul of Tarsus), The Bible- Galations 5:22-23 NIV

added by anonymous
13 years ago

True strength lies in gentleness.

– Irish Proverb

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Every man has his price." This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over certain people to something, it is only necessary to give it a gloss of love of humanity, nobility, gentleness, self-sacrifice - and there is nothing you cannot get them to swallow. To their souls, these are the icing, the tidbit; other kinds of souls have others.

– Friedrich Nietzsche

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.

– Ralph W. Sockman