“So death obscures your gentle form, So memory strives to make the darkness bright; And, in that heap of rocks, your body lies, Part of the island till the planet ends, My gentle comrade, beautiful and wise, Part of this crag this bitter surge offends, While I, who pass, a little obscure thing, War with this force, and breathe, and am its king.” LittlesWarEndsBodyBeautifulFormLyingForceMemoriesDarknessWiseRocksPlanetsKingsStriveBreatheYour BodyBitterGentleIslandsObscureStrifeComrade Book:Letters to Margaret Bridges (1915-1919) Source: Letters to Margaret Bridges (1915-1919)
“He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence.” MenDreamEarthKingsStandingGentleAwe Book:Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“No masters or kings when the ritual begins [making love] There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene Only then I am human Only then I am clean” HumansSinMastersKingsSceneMadnessCleanInnocenceGentleSoilRitualMaking Love Author:Hozier
“Called to the throne of my fathers, I have taken over the government, looking to the King of all kings, and have vowed to God, following the example of my father, to be a righteous and gentle prince, to foster piety and the fear of God, to maintain peace, to further the welfare of the country, to be a help to the poor and oppressed, and to be to the righteous man a true protector.” MenCountryHelpingGovernmentFatherPoorTakenExampleKingsFollowingGentleWelfareRighteousThronesOppressedPietyProtectorBeing A FatherRighteous Man Author:Wilhelm II
“Emerson, Lake & Palmer or King Crimson or Gentle Giant - the worst prog rock references I can come up with. Though I totally loved those groups as a kid.” I CanKidsGroupsWorstRocksKingsCome UpGentleGiantsLakesCrimsonKing Crimson Author:Duncan Sheik
“To the glistening Eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy, the Valiant. To the great Western Wood, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant Southern sun, Queen Susan, the Gentle; and to the clear Northern sky I give you King Peter, the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen. May your wisdom grace us 'til the stars rain down from the heavens.” GivingMayHeavenStarsSunClearGraceSeaSkyKingsRainWesternWoodsGentleQueensSouthernPeterMagnificentEasternWardrobeRadiantLucyNarniaValiantLion Witch WardrobeLion The Witch And The Wardrobe Author:C. S. Lewis
“The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.” GivingHeartShowsForceHeavenJusticeQualityKingsRainMercySeasonsGentleAweAttributesDreadCrownsStrainMajestyVeniceMerchantsMonarchsMerchant Of VeniceMercy Of GodJustice And MercyShylockMerchant Of Venice FamousMercy And ForgivenessGentle Rain Author:William Shakespeare