SPEAK GENTLY.
Speak gently! it is better far
To rule by love than fear:
Speak gently! let not harsh words mar
The good we might do here.
Speak gently! 'tis a little thing,
Dropped in the heart's deep well,
The good, the joy, which it may bring,
Eternity shall tell.
O, it is excellent
To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
Measure for Measure, Act 2, Sc. 2.