Sentences with phrase «tenderness towards»

Cannavale tempers his anger at his absent father with sufficient tenderness towards his own family that his character Tom is not mere caricature.

my only problem would be Gheorghe being too emotionally balanced - as if the westerner was allowed to have Issues, but the exotic stranger, possibly with a life story even harsher than Johnny, must be a bottomless fountain of tenderness towards him.

Oxytocin is another star that fosters feelings of love and tenderness towards a partner and has been shown to lower pain perception of a specific physical trauma by more than half.

And my daughter was doing it with such care and tenderness towards her doll, that I found it very moving.

... humbleness, Uprightness, heed to injure naught which lives; Truthfulness, slowness to wrath, a mind That lightly letteth go what others prize, Equanimity and charity Which spieth no man's faults; and tenderness Towards all that suffer;... a bearing mild, Modest and grave; with manhood nobly mixed; With patience, fortitude, and purity; An unrevengeful spirit, never given To rate itself too high — such be the signs Of him whose feet are set on the fair path which leads to heavenly birth.

And something of the same sort applies in the case of Deianira in the Trachiniae; it is her tenderness towards her formidable husband, and her compassion for Tole, which tempt her into ultimately destructive folly.

What we are supposing and implying is that in our heart of hearts we ask for what seems beyond possibility of bestowal, a judgement that neither spares our capacity for self - deceit in respect of our selves and our relationships, nor annihilates the springs of our tenderness towards our neighbors and indeed towards ourselves.

Not exact matches

«His tenderness is directed towards each actual occasion, as it arises.

«Maternal instincts lead women to show greater tenderness and less selfishness and to display these qualities towards her infants in an eminent degree».

Russian women are well - known for their beauty and tenderness, good education and intelligence, they have a very serious attitude towards relationships and marriage.

Yet when the film stays within the confines of Brad's wry voice and claustrophobically narrow worldview — revelling in the contradictions of his alternating tenderness and resentment towards his son, a talented musician seemingly all but guaranteed to surpass him professionally — it makes for a reasonably charming character study: «Enlightened» - lite.

Quips and barbs and punch - drunk madness are the results of that tenderness in each of the characters, and the compassionate point of view taken by the filmmakers towards them and their struggle to do the right thing allows for empathy in the most unexpected places.

For all his failings, though, Eckhart summons up the coy sort of tenderness Nick has towards Joey that he can't quite summon up for anyone else, even himself.

Like The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Tenderness of Wolves is a classic «western» in which the raw and rugged people are dwarfed by their surroundings as they find their way towards, or away from, hard - won redemption.

To provide compassionate care and exceptional service to patients and their owners treating them with respect, honesty, kindness and consideration, and extending tenderness and empathy towards them at all times.

Mitchell was at the height of her abilities at the time she kept this sketchbook, and each mark radiates confidence, tenderness, and an enormous gratitude towards the landscapes that surrounded her.