It's easier to whisper your feelings than to trumpet them forth out loud

"Kind speech" means that when you see sentient beings, you arouse the heart of compassion and offer words of loving care. It is contrary to cruel or violent speech.

"You sound like a physicist," she said.
"There's no need to be insulting."

It was not the scorn of many that left her confused and vulnerable, but the kindness of the few.

reminder that gentleness can fix in a moment what an hour of shouting fails to achieve.

Thou knowest that my voice is sweet, That is if thou dost hear; And I am moulded in a form Somewhat below the mean.

Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.

So the next time you see a person with a compose face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powers of quiet.

[T]he less I preach, the more likely I am to be heard.

My mother says it is totally fine
if I blow off steam
as long as I speak in an octave
my kindness can still reach.

She is kind to herself first.

If you love me as you say you do,' she whispered, 'make it so that I am at peace.

The Master is cordial yet stern, awe-inspiring yet not fierce and respectful yet at ease.

it is a thing much more worthy of admiration and praise to receive admonition meekly, than to admonish a transgressor boldly.