Mildness

“Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices erode every tender disposition”

– Baron de Montesquieu

Definition:

• To be gentle in nature or behavior (MW)
• Not violent, severe or extreme (CAM)

Vices:

• Excess: weakness, the inability to properly oppose evil
• Deficit: harshness, unreasonable strictness toward others

Example:

Keeping your temper in check when you feel stressed

Related Virtues: Mercy, Harmony, Temperance, Clarity, Sensibility