“ Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity. ”
- G. K. Chesterton- Copy
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“ Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. ”
- John F. Kennedy- Copy
- 599
“ God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers, and severely by answering them. ”
- Richard J. Needham- Copy
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“ To insure good health: Eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. ”
- William Londen- Copy
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“ It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. ”
- Kehlog Albran- Copy
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“ When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell. ”
- John Dryden- Copy
- 2.9K
“ Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves. ”
- Marlene Dietrich- Copy
- 2.2K
“ God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually. ”
- John Newton- Copy
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“ I don't think you can look for love. All you can do is get yourself in a situation where you don't discourage something that may be rather nice. ”
- Linda Ronstadt- Copy
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“ He's not going to go out quietly. He's going to rage against the darkness. ”
- Martin Sheen- Copy
- 391
“ But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. ”
- William Butler Yeats- Copy
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“ If you could once make up your mind never to undertake more work… than you can carry on calmly, quietly, without hurry or flurry… and if the instant you feel yourself growing nervous and… out of breath, you would stop and take a breath, you would find this simple common-sense rule doing for you what no prayers or tears could ever accomplish. ”
- Elizabeth Prentiss- Copy
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“ The summer dawn's reflected hueTo purple changed Loch Katrine blue,Mildly and soft the western breezeJust kiss'd the lake, just stirr'd the trees,And the pleased lake, like maiden coy,Trembled but dimpled not for joy. ”
- Walter Scott- Copy
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“ Beautiful that war and all its deeds of carnage must in time be utterly lost,That the hands of the sisters Death and Night incessantly softly wash again, and ever again, this soil'd world;For my enemy is dead, a man as divine as myself is dead,I look where he lies white-faced and still in the coffin — I draw near,Bend down and touch lightly with my lips the white face in the coffin. ”
- Walt Whitman- Copy
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“ Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine. ”
- Henry S. Haskins- Copy
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“ I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting gently. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right. ”
- Philip Crosby- Copy
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“ A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ He that rides his hobby gently must always give way to him that rides his hobby hard. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. ”
- Jean Paul Richter- Copy
- 2.8K
“ Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. ”
- Henry Ward Beecher- Copy
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“ Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. ”
- Confucius- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Graham looks up It is a still look, and it shuts the door gently on the subject. ”
- John Vinocur- Copy
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