Phoebe Without Makeup

"The inability not to retaliate should be called 'kindness', humble cowardice should be changed to 'humility', and surrendering to the object of hatred should be changed to 'obedience'. The harmlessness of the weak, his unique cowardice, his attitude of leaning against the door, and his helpless waiting are all given a good name here, called 'patience', which even means virtue; the inability to retaliate is called unwilling to retaliate, and it may even be called forgiveness.…