Gentleness

and in fact we sometimes praise men who err on the side of defect in this matter and call them gentle, sometimes those who are quick to a anger and style them manly.

These states are virtually without names, but as we call a person of the middle character gentle, let us name the observance of the mean Gentleness, while of the extremes, he that exceeds may be styled irascible and his vice Irascibility, and he that is deficient, spiritless, and the deficiency Spiritlessness.

Let this be our account of the dispositions related to anger.

the virtues of the spirited part are gentleness and courage;

It belongs to gentleness to be able to bear accusations and slights with moderation;

Gentleness is the virtue of the spirited part, by which men become hard to move to anger.