[I]f we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex.

Mary Wollstonecraft

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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.

Max Lucado

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Oh! that gentleness! how far more potent is it than force!

Charlotte Brontë

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Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness.

Markus Zusak

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A wise mother knows: It is her state of consciousness that matters. Her gentleness and clarity command respect. Her love creates security.

Vimala McClure

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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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Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

Brennan Manning

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Live in the wisdom of accepted tenderness. Tenderness awakens within the security of knowing we are thoroughly and sincerely liked by someone...
Scripture suggests that the essence of the divine nature is compassion and that the heart of God is defined by tenderness.

Brennan Manning

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The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers.

Muhammad Yunus

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

Ralph W. Sockman

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