What they do, usually, is try to solve the problem by the gentlest means possible.

Either gold or less gentle means might give our secrets to God knows who.

There are gentler means of persuasion.

No one could choose to die with such spectacular horror while there were gentler means available.

Try some gentler means of restoring his memory.

These Sierrans are stubborn animals, and I have no time to tame them by gentle means.

There was no gentle means of disconnecting them, and she didn't have time for such methods anyhow.

It's as if the commercial networks concluded that kinder, gentler means fuzzier, dumber.

"Open it by gentle means, I pray you, Daedalus!"

Those that do teach young babes Do it with gentle means and easy tasks.