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When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
A child's hand in yours -- what tenderness and power it arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom read more
A child's hand in yours -- what tenderness and power it arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.
When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they read more
When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, read more
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.
Words lead to deeds.... They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness.
Words lead to deeds.... They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness.
Tenderness is a virtue.
Tenderness is a virtue.
A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom read more
A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.
The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal read more
The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.