Tender Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old tender quotes, tender sayings, and tender proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

There are few things so tender as a man's dignity. Robin Hobb
A light, tender, sensitive touch is worth a ton of brawn. Peter Thomson
The tender Mercy of God has given us one another. Catherine McAuley
A simple smile, a tender touch, speaks the true language of love. Dan Fogelberg
The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn
A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances. John Bunyan
The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of ourselves. Christian Nestell Bovee
With the tough mind, there must also be a tender heart. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is better to have a tender than harden human heart. Lailah Gifty Akita
Tender are a mother's dreams, But her babe's not what he seems. See him plotting in his mind To grow up some other kind. Clarence Day
Tender expressions of love and affection toward children are as much the responsibility of the father as the mother. Tell your children you love them. Howard W. Hunter
Tender words we spoke to one another are sealed in the secret vaults of heaven. One day like rain, they will fall to earth and grow green all over the world. Rumi
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength. Saint Francis De Sales
Where you are tender, you speak your plural. Roland Barthes
Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched. Paul P. Harris
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. Peter Ustinov
Fathers need to be tough and tender...you be tough for your family, be tender with your family. You protect them, and you be a safe place. Mark Driscoll
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time. Laura Ingalls Wilder
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated. Richelle E. Goodrich
And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things. George R. R. Martin
Just a tender sense of my own process, that holds something of my connection with the divine. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives, but she cared not for it; a sharper pang had pierced through her heart. Hans Christian Andersen
No power on earth compares to a mother's tender prayers. Edwin Arnold
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment. Stephen R. Covey
Love is a tender plant; when properly nourished, it becomes sturdy and enduring, but neglected it will soon wither and die. Hugh B. Brown
True love is deemed to be the most tender of our emotions, as even the blind and deaf know; but I know, what few believe, that true friendship is more tender still. August von Platen-Hallermunde
It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender. Jenny Holzer
If no tender words are spoken, no tender hearts can be broken. Kim Kardashian
Sometimes you have to avoid mentioning things because people's feelings are tender. Garrison Keillor