mildness

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Mildness is nice, but, in times of stress and danger, there is an undeniable need for strength, toughness and timely action.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

But, unhappy, won no honour, Mildness brought me only sorrow, Had I tossed away the torrents, Or the rocks in twain had cloven.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Mildness was the prevailing character; mild mirth and mild endurance.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The heart hath ease, And one would say that Mildness held the keys Of the colossal silence in her hand.

From Poems of Emile Verhaeren by Verhaeren, Emile

The seventh is Mildness, which moderates our anger and our excessive or undue patience against our external misfortunes.

From The Banquet (Il Convito) by Sayer, Elizabeth Price