Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
I am actually a very gentle person.
Why not just do something a little more on the gentle side?
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
If you're an advocate of gentleness, you're simplistic and naive. If you're an advocate of despair and hate, you're sophisticated.
Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.