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Tenderness Quotes

Tenderness is a virtue.

"The Good-Natur'd Man". Play by Oliver Goldsmith, 1768.

I am proud only of those days that pass in undivided tenderness.

Robert Bly (1986). “Selected poems”, Harper Perennial

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness.

William James (2004). “The Varieties of Religous Experience: A Study in Human Nature”, p.280, Library of Alexandria

Try a little tenderness.

Sara Zarr (2012). “How To Save A Life”, p.24, Usborne Publishing Ltd

Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.

Hugh Blair (1827). “Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait”, p.45

Beauty comes from tenderness.

Katherine Center (2009). “Everyone Is Beautiful: A Novel”, p.233, Ballantine Books

Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.

Mitch Albom (2007). “Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson”, p.125, Broadway Books

There is no tenderness without bravery.

Katherine Center (2010). “Get Lucky: A Novel”, p.267, Ballantine Books