To speak and by speech to hurt, to wound the heart, the feelings of another, is the misuse of eloquence. There is a Persian verse, "Zaban-i-shirin mulke girin. A sweet tongue wins the world." The tongue, like a sword, has two aspects: it wins and it slays. A sharp tongue kills and a sweet tongue conquers the world. The same idea is expressed in the Gospels, Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."