Baruch Spinoza Quotes

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good.

People just deserve to be treated with kindness.

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.

A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those that are of civil natures and genteel dispositions are as much nearer to celestial creatures as those that are rude and cruel are to devils.

From my perspective, probably women are won over by people who are sweet and respectful and courteous and kind and funny. I think those are the things that win women over.

Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.

I do not like to be unkind.

James Stewart was so kind and considerate and had such personal integrity.

A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

Not to be purple, but I've never been a 'bad boy' kind of girl. I like manners.

Try to exercise gentleness, kindness and humour, and you cannot go far wrong.

The thing I most admire about Omar Bradley is his gentleness. He was never known to issue an order to anybody of any rank without saying "Please" first.

To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand, Is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe fruit is there.

We ought to be vigilantes for kindness and consideration.

Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.

The root cause of all the problems we have in the world today is ignorance of course. But most, polarization.

We must be gentle now we are gentlemen.

The greater man the greater courtesy.

What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things.

In our rough and rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft and virtually spineless. Not so! Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as having strength under control, being calm and peaceful when surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a soothing effect on those who may be angry or otherwise beside themselves, and possessing tact and gracious courtesy that causes others to retain their self-esteem and dignity. Instead of losing, the gentle gain. Instead of being ripped off and taken advantage of, they come out ahead!

I waited just to see you at that kind of peace, I wanted to be beside you, I wanted you to wake up slowly or startle, or just half awaken and turn over or murmur my name. I wanted to watch you forever, or sleep beside you forever, or sleep forever while you woke and watched me, something forever anyway. I wanted to kiss you, rumple your hair, rest three fingertips on your hip bone warm and smooth, wake you that way or hush you back to sleep.