Quotes of Tender - somelinesforyou

“ No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it. ”

- Grace Slick

“ Her voice was ever soft, Gentle and low, an excellent thing in woman. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Every Fern is tucked and set,'Neath coverlet,Downy and soft and warm. ”

- Susan Coolidge

“ Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. ”

- George Burns

“ God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eye lids down and steep my senses in forgetfulness? ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft. ”

- Ovid

“ Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man craving for affection. ”

- J. B. Yeats

“ Fond youth, give o'er,And vex thy soul no moreIn seeking what were better far unfound;Alas! thy gainsAre only present painsTo gather scorpions for a future wound. ”

- Francis Quarles

“ I approach these questions unwillingly, as they are sore subjects, but no cure can be effected without touching upon and handling them. ”

- Titus Livius

“ When is it too late to say it's still early for the Cubs? Try now. Their magic number is 1998, at least until it becomes 1999, but in lieu of a present, they offer you a future. ”

- Bob Verdi

“ The caring and compassionate spirit of Alabamians is truly awe-inspiring,... I'm hearing from a tremendous number of Alabamians who want to volunteer and help others deal with this tragedy. ”

- Bob Riley

“ Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become. ”

- Edgar Allan Poe

“ There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength. ”

- Saint Francis de Sales

“ Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present. ”

- Sir John Lubbock

“ Witchcraft offers the model of a religion of poetry, not theology. It presents metaphors, not doctrines, and leaves open the possibility of reconciliation of science and religion, of many ways of knowing. ”

- Starhawk

“ As we intend to hold our council at the Huron village, that is near the British, we may probably make them a visit. Should they offer us any presents of goods, we will not take them; but should they offer us powder and the tomahawk, we will take the powder and refuse the tomahawk. ”

- Tecumseh

“ Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. ”

- Peter Ustinov

“ 'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive. ”

- John Sheffield

“ Women prefer men who have something tender about them — especially the legal kind. ”

- Kay Ingram

“ The words you speak today should be soft and tender… for tomorrow you may have to eat them. ”

- Unknown

“ Words lead to deeds… They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness. ”

- Unknown

“ A child's hand in yours — what tenderness and power it arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength. ”

- Marjorie Holmes

“ Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting. ”

- Marlene Dietrich

“ Listen, can you hear it? Spring's sweet cantata. The strains of grass pushing through the snow. The song of buds swelling on the vine. The tender timpani of a baby robin's heart. Spring. ”

- Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

“ Love is know the pain of too much tenderness. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ The bravest are the tenderest. The loving are the daring. ”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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