Weekly Positive Quotes  – January 25, 2021 – January 31, 2021

These positive quotes are for the week of January 25, 2021 – January 31, 2021, and are quotes about gentleness.

Every Sunday I post a new video and article with positive quotes for next week with which I want to brighten up your moment, day, and whole week.

Weekly positive Quotes – January 25, 2021 – January 31, 2021

Monday, January 25, 2021
“Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart.”
Rumi
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mevlevî/Mawlawī, and more popularly simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi’s influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world’s languages and transposed into various formats.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
“Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule, and in turn, inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.”
Ralph W. Sockman
Ralph Washington Sockman (October 1, 1889 – August 29, 1970) was the senior pastor of Christ Church (United Methodist) in New York City, United States. He gained considerable prominence in the U.S. as the featured speaker on the weekly NBC radio program, National Radio Pulpit, which aired from 1928 to 1962, and as a writer of several best-selling books on the Christian life.

Thursday, January 28, 2021 
“The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.”
Monty Roberts
Marvin Earl “Monty” Roberts (born May 14, 1935) is an American horse trainer who promotes his techniques of natural horsemanship through his Join-Up International organization, named after the core concept of his training method. Roberts believes that horses use a non-verbal language, which he terms “Equus,” and that humans can use this language to communicate with horses. In order to promulgate his methods, Roberts has authored a number of books including his original best-seller, The Man Who Listens to Horses, and regularly tours with a live demonstration. He runs an Equestrian Academy in Solvang, California and an “online university” to promote his ideas.

Friday, January 29, 2021
“Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.”
Elizabeth George
Elizabeth George is the New York Times and internationally best-selling author of twenty British crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his unconventional partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Her crime novels have been translated into 30 languages and featured on television by the BBC. She is also the author of a young adult series set on the island where she lives in the state of Washington.
A longtime instructor of creative writing, she has taught at colleges, universities, writers’ retreats, and conferences internationally.
She has also written the longtime best-selling creative writing book Write Away, has edited two volumes of short stories, and is the executive chair of the Elizabeth George Foundation, which makes grants to poets, emerging playwrights, and unpublished novelists.

Saturday, January 30, 2021
“Be like the elephant my friend – with a strong character and a gentle soul.”
Abhijit Naskar
Abhijit Naskar is one of the world’s celebrated Neuroscientists, an International Bestselling Author of numerous books and a popular advocate of mental health and global harmony. He has revealed to the world how the basic awareness of the brain can completely redefine our perception of life and make our daily life much more cheerful and meaningful. His contributions in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience have helped the world tackle the issues of mental illness, prejudice, hate, extremism, discrimination, and segregation more effectively.

Sunday, January 31, 2021
“Be very very very gentle with yourself. The world is very very very hard on you.”
Srividya Srinivasan
An entrepreneur of over twenty-four years, Srividya Srinivasan brings a unique fusion of creativity and process, method into the madness, spontaneity into rigid structures and believes in an in-depth study of businesses and brands in a dynamic and alive context with respect to market and opportunities. She thrives on insights, direct inference, conversations, idea-storming and advocates originality over the compromised brand building. Srividya Srinivasan is also a published author and poet, with a wide and prolific range of writings – short stories, flash fiction, poetry, political essays, film appreciation, corporate writings, novellas, and novels.

Ten additional quotes about gentleness

“Gentleness is not weakness. Just the opposite. Preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world takes extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience. Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace, and therein lies the power to change the world.”
L.R. Knost

“If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.”
Keanu Reeves

“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.”
Lao Tzu

“Sometimes it’s not strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells.”
Richard Paul Evans

“When gratitude replaces judgment, peace spreads throughout your body, gentleness embraces your soul, wisdom fills the mind.”
Neale Donald Walsch

“It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts.”
St. Francis de Sales

“Gentleness breeds sanity, anger breeds insanity.”
Abhijit Naskar

“Whatever you do, be gentle. People might have forgiven your harsh words but they may never forget how it stabbed their heart at that time!”
Mufti Ismail Menk

“I think gentleness is one of the most disarmingly and captivatingly attractive qualities there are.”
Nayyirah Waheed

“There are graceful ways of accessing your purpose and success, with time, invitation, gentleness, cooperation and surrender.”
Bryant McGill

My weekly video

I prepare a video with new positive thoughts for the coming week every Sunday, with proverbs, or quotes from famous writers, poets, philosophers, celebrities, and photos from different authors, and post it on YouTube. You can watch this week video on this link:
Weekly Positive Thoughts (January 25, 2021 – January 31, 2021)

You can watch other weekly videos on this link:
Weekly Positive Thoughts – all

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Thank You

Thank you for reading my post Weekly Positive Quotes – January 25, 2021 – January 31, 2021. This week, I highlighted gentleness for the topic. Be gentle to yourself, be gentle to others, be gentle to all that is.
Do you have a favorite quote on the topic or which one touched you the most in the collection of quotes for this week? I will be happy if you share your thoughts with me and write a comment. Your feedback means a lot to me.

Have a wonderful week,
Nina