Eighteenth: His pardon and patience are among the strongest forces he can marshal against his adversary. Whoever endures and forgives makes his enemy taste humiliation, and fills him with fear⦗6⦘ and apprehension—both of the victim himself and of public opinion—for people will continue to speak against the aggressor even if the victim keeps silent. But once he retaliates, all of that advantage evaporates. For this reason you will often notice that when a person insults or harms someone else, he yearns for the victim to strike back; the moment the latter does so, the aggressor feels relieved.