I have entrusted them to the threshold of Thy gentleness and kindliness. In private he was an agreeable companion, remarkable for his cheerfulness and kindliness of disposition. He said they substituted abstractions about "compassion, kindliness, love and brotherhood" for indispensable civic virtues. Prus admired the honesty, industry and kindliness of the populace. Legrand's moderation and kindliness gained the esteem and good will of both Buffon and Marmontel. By favours he won their loyalty, by his kindliness he earned their devotion. He then becomes the personification of love and kindliness and later wins the Lady's heart. Tributes to Paul Freund's legendary kindliness are legion.