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A man must have something to grumble about; and if he can't complain that his wife harries him to death with her perversity and ill-humour, he must complain that she wears him out with her kindness and gentleness.

~Anne Bronte

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My father died when I was seven, leaving a widow and five sons, ranging in age from five to seventeen. My mother was the most highly-disciplined and hardest working person I have ever known, and this, combined with her love and gentleness, enabled her to make a success of each of her children.

~Arthur Lewis

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Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.

~Coco Chanel

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Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

~Dalai Lama

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But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security for gentleness, since it removes disturbing anxieties.

~Donald G. Mitchell

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A Christian reveals true humility by showing the gentleness of Christ, by being always ready to help others, by speaking kind words and performing unselfish acts, which elevate and ennoble the most sacred message that has come to our world.

~Ellen G. White

Topics: Acts Always Being Christ Christian Come Elevate Ennoble Gentleness Help Help Others Humility Kind Kind Words Message Most Others Our Our World Performing Ready Reveals Sacred Showing Speaking True Unselfish Which Words World

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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.

~Fran Lebowitz

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