#gentle

Ladies and gentlemen, on the occasion of my election I received many letters from people representing all segments of the population and all professions, especially from the younger generation, linking my inauguration with great - far too great - expectations. ↗

— Gustav Heinemann

#especially #expectations #far #generation #gentlemen

Ladies and gentlemen, I take office at a time in which the world is living in extreme contradictions. ↗

— Gustav Heinemann

#extreme #gentlemen #i #ladies #living

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

— George Herbert

#gentle #god #path #rod #take

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. ↗

— George Herbert

#gentle #heart #thread #tied

There is great force hidden in a gentle command. ↗

— George Herbert

#force #gentle #great #hidden

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ↗

— Oliver Herford

#aware #charm #enhancing #gentle #modesty

A gentleman is never rude except on purpose - I can honestly be nasty sober, believe you me. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#except #gentleman #honestly #i #i can

No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle and deep. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#gentle #how #knows #like #once

The Haitian people are gentle and lovable except for their enormous and unconscious cruelty. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#enormous #except #gentle #haitian #haitian people

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor. ↗

— Anjelica Huston

#gentle #humor #i #like #really