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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.
And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me read more
And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me slip away, you called my name.
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.
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.
What does one woman see in another than a man cannot see? Tenderness
What does one woman see in another than a man cannot see? Tenderness
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.
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.
Tenderness is a virtue.
Tenderness is a virtue.