“The great mind knows the power of gentleness.”

Each life unfulfilled, you see; It hangs still, patchy and scrappy: We have not sighed deep, laughed free, Starved, feasted, despaired,—been happy.

A minute of success pays for years of failure.

Truth is within ourselves. There is an inmost center in us all, where the truth abides in fullness.

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

Love is the energy of life.

The best way to excape his ire Is, not to seem too happy.

He who did well in war just earns the right, To begin doing well in peace.

Aspire, break bounds. Endeavor to be good, and better still, best.

T’was a thief said the last kind word to Christ. Christ took the kindness and forgave the theft.

Go practice if you please with men and women: leave a child alone for Christ’s particular love’s sake!

When is man strong until he feels alone?

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

I judge people by what they might be, – not are, nor will be.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!

God is in his Heaven, all’s right with the world.

He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.

Gentleness succeeds better than violence.

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The most transformative and gentle humility and pride. But they transform in opposite ways.

Every man is a door; when the door is closed, just search for the key gently! Remember that every door has a key!

Every heart has a door; knock it gently! If the door is not opened, leave gently!

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Happy insect! what can be In happiness compared to thee? Fed with nourishment divine, The dewy morning’s gentle wine!