gentleness meeting violence and rage disarms them of their excess
From LSJ
Οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ὃ φάγεται καὶ ὃ πίεται καὶ ὃ δείξει τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ (Ecclesiastes 2:24, LXX version) → What is good in a human is not what he eats and drinks and shows off to his soul as a benefit of his labor
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τῷ γὰρ βιαίῳ κἀγρίῳ τὸ μαλθακὸν εἰς ταὐτὸν ἐλθὸν τοῦ λίαν παρείλετο
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