Mahāpadumajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 1703

[1703] One who is gentle is despised, and one who is too harsh incurs enmity (vera); knowing both of these, one should conduct oneself by the middle course.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.