It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gentleness fails if the environment is hostile or loud.
- In plain terms
- Being gentle won't work if everyone else is loud.
- What can you take from it?
- Match your tone to the environment to be heard.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle conflict?
- Do you speak up?
Another view
It implies one must become loud to be heard.
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