Leo Buscaglia Quotes

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

We are taught that revenge is strong and compassion is weak. We are taught that power is more important than love.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

He who is strong, concedes.

When you are about to badger the weak, Then imagine yourself before a more powerful man.

Compassion towards the wicked – is cruelty to all beings.

It takes strength to be kind; it's not a weakness.

Have charity; have patience; have mercy. Never bring a human being, however silly, ignorant, or weak--above all, any little child--to shame and confusion of face. Never by petulance, by suspicion, by ridicule, even by selfish and silly haste--never, above all, by indulging in the devilish pleasure of a sneer--crush what is finest and rouse up what is coarsest in the heart of any fellow-creature.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

I don't want to be all power and muscle.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Humility is attentive patience.

So many of the high ranking about me have discarded mercy as a weakness.

As a society, we're failing to recognize something my dad knew to be true - that kindness is the greatest show of strength. Too often, we are led to believe that strength is best demonstrated by exerting dominance or superiority over others, while kindness is portrayed as the opposite - a sign of weakness.

The beginning of divine wisdom is clemency and gentleness, which arise from greatness of soul and the bearing of infirmities.

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity.