Graciousness Quotes

“He is as full of valor as of kindness. Princely in both.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V

“We’re all in this human experience together, so let’s try to be kind, gracious, and compassionate to each other." - Kailin Gow in Interview”
― Kailin Gow

“I'm annoyed by those who love mankind but are discourteous to people.”
― John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me

“If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“BLESSINGS ARE IMMEASURABLE


You can
Lose a child
Or a parent,
The love of your life,
A good job,
A game,
A deal,
A bet,
An idea,
Your favorite thing,
Money,
Your best friend,
A moment,
An opportunity,
A chance,
Your keys,
Your mind,
Your health,
Your identity,
Your virginity,
Your religion,
Your shirt,
Your license,
ID or Passport,
Phone or phone number,
Hope,
Faith,
Luck,
Your pride,
Or your house,
And feel like
You've lost everything,
And keep on losing.

Stop
Counting losses
And start counting your blessings.
Only then,
Will you discover that losses
Are easier to point out
And count
Than blessings,
And that blessings
Outnumber your losses
For they are truly
Immeasurable.

It is only normal that
People count losses with
Their minds,
And ignore
To count blessings
With the graciousness
Of their hearts.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“In America religion is the road to knowledge, and the observance of the divine laws leads man to civil freedom.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

“A love for his child was so profound, it spilled over to all humanity.”
― John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me

“The weak mind is irritated at a little: the strong mind bears it like a rock which moveth not, though a thousand breakers dash upon it, and cast their pitiful malice in spray upon its summit.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

“Can we disagree graciously
I am tired of people

not knowing the volume
of their power.”
― Raymond Antrobus

“Your graciousness is what carries you. It isn't how old you are, how beautiful you are, or how short your skirt is. What it is, is what comes out of your heart. If you are gracious, you have won the game.”
― Stevie Nicks

“Here in France, you must practice the art of accomplishing much while appearing to accomplish little. (in the John Adams miniseries on HBO)”
― Benjamin Franklin

“When I became a bandit, I spent a lot of time being close to the lowliest of the low: criminals, the enslaved, deserters, men who had nothing to lose. Contrary to what I had expected, I found that they had a hardscrabble beauty and grace. They were not mean in their nature, but made mean by the meanness of their rulers. The poor were willing to endure much, but the emperor had taken everything from them.

These men have simple dreams: a plot of land, a few possessions, a warm house, conversations with friends, and a happy wife and healthy children. They remember the smallest acts of kindness and think me a good man because of a few exaggerated stories. They've raised me on their shoulders and called me duke, and I have a duty to help them get a little closer to their dreams.”
― Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings

“Characters carrying the playwright's disapproval is a un-Shakespearian burden.”
― Harold Bloom, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

“Be patient when you have nothing, be polite when you have everything.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Be civilized. Grudges are for Neanderthals. – Hubert Humphrey”
― David Pietrusza, 1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies

“She was torn between her customer service training and her youthful certitude.”
― Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country

“Stop counting your losses and start counting your blessings. Only then will you discover that losses are always easier to point out and count than blessings. And that your blessings will always outnumber your losses, for they are truly immeasurable.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Humility is the earmark of God's genuine servant.”
― Beth Moore, To Live Is Christ: Joining Paul's Journey of Faith

“He ido encontrando tesoros en lugares que no queria buscar. He estado escuchando sabiduría de bocas que no quería escuchar. He ido encontrando belleza donde no queria mirar. Y he aprendido mucho de los viajes que no queria tomar. Perdóname; porque he estado cerrando los oídos y los ojos durante demasiado tiempo he aprendido que los milagros sólo son llamados milagros porque a menudo son vistos por sólo aquellos que pueden ver a través de las ilusiones de la vida. Estoy dispuesto a ver lo que realmente existe en el otro lado, lo que existe detrás de las persianas, y probar la fruta fea en lugar de la que parece bonita, y madura.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Learn to be gracious whether you win or lose.”
― Nido R. Qubein

“The whole book is about how we should try to find rules other people can't reasonably reject, and then he ends it by saying, "The search for how to find these rules will go on forever." I proposed a rule that Chidis shouldn't be allowed to leave because it would make Eleanors sad. And I could do this forever, zip you around the universe showing you cool stuff... and I'd still never find the justification for getting you to stay. Because it's a selfish rule. I owe it to you to let you go.”
― The Good Place

“To shine, we must push others forward and stand together when needed. The failure of others will never mean your success.
Our world needs a lot of solidarity, and this is the time to push the big ideas.”
― Mohammed Zaid

“The wings of the dove are as soft as they are swift. Gentleness is a sure result of the Sacred Dove's transforming power: hearts touched by His benign influence are meek and lowly henceforth and for ever.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

“Manners matter, asserts the professor. What provokes rebellion, he asserts, is not as often a theory out allowing for arbitrary power but be excessive, brusque use of it by a particular individual.”
― Robert J. Allison, Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies

“Christ's vast benevolence must, from the very nature of things, have afforded Him the deepest possible delight, for benevolence is joy.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

“Dinner is a cacophonous exercise of holy sanctification.”
― Jen Pollock Michel

“But charm is not only being soft-spoken, relaxed, and at ease; it's wanting to be a giver. Wanting to be a good listener. Responding, communicating, having a genuine interest in people. It's having a good memory for amusing things so that you're a happy person to be with. Charm is grace — graciousness. And it all has to be real — good manners and good manners of the heart. Charm is a touch of magic. Try to make it a part of your way of life.”
― Joan Crawford, My Way of Life

“Your place of worship is wonderful, but it doesn’t matter where you might be. Praying to God and rejoicing in His love will be our most gracious, and spiritual part of each day.”
― Ron Baratono

“Be courteous to see your mistakes, courageous to accept them, and clever enough to correct them.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“I. An Agnostic
(__of his religious friend__)

He often gazes on the air
And sees quite plain what is not there
Peopling the wholesome void with horrid shapes
Which he manoeuvres in religious japes.
And yet he is more gracious than I,
He has such a gracious personality.

II. A Religious Man
(__of his agnostic friend__)

He says that religious thought and all our nerviness
Is because of the great shock it was for all of us
Long, long ago when animal turned human being
Which is more than enough to account for everything...
And yet he is more gracious than I,
He has such a gracious personality.”
― Stevie Smith, Selected Poems