Gentle Quotes
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1840). “The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley”, p.239
Speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950.
There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.
Dante Alighieri, “There Is A Gentle Thought”
Dorothea Lynde Dix (1843). “Memorial: To the Legislature of Massachusetts [protesting Against the Confinement of Insane Persons and Idiots in Almshouses and Prisons]”, p.4
Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings”, p.373, Shambhala Publications
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
The Theory of the Leisure Class ch. 4 (1899) See Rae 1
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.
Press conference, Los Angeles, Calif., 7 Nov. 1962
To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.
Oliver Goldsmith (1854). “The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith: including a variety of pieces now first collected”, p.23
Be mild, and cleave to gentle things, thy glory and thy happiness be there.
William Wordsworth (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Wordsworth (Illustrated)”, p.2096, Delphi Classics
Horatio Nelson (1846). “The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson”, p.214