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I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.
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gentleness
inspirational
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Max Lucado |
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You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship. Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.
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gentleness
love
material-things
money
power
substitute
tenderness
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Mitch Albom |
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One tended to lose one's bearings in the presence of willful and persistent acts of craziness, and the more gentle the act, the crazier it seemed, as if rage and violence, being closer to the norm, were easier to accommodate.
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gentleness
nonviolence
violence
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Tom Robbins |
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Part of him wanted to weep... but his purpose was rigid within him. He felt he could not bend to gentleness without breaking.
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gentleness
purpose
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Stephen R. Donaldson |
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His gentleness was uncompromising; because he would not compete for dominance, he was indomitable.
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dominance
gentleness
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