Gentleness in the gait is ...

Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.
Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.

Quotes from the same author

When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.
Physically, a man is a man for a much longer time than a woman is a woman.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.