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the restraint of someone who could wreck you but chooses not to.

means The quality of being gentle, humble, and patientnot weakness, but a controlled, unforced calm in temperament.

from From Old Norse 'mjúkr,' meaning soft, pliant, or supplethe same family that gave English 'meek' itself. The '-ness' is the workhorse Old English suffix that turns a quality into a noun. So at root, meekness is about being bendable rather than brittlea softness that holds, not snaps.

original meaningGreek 'praus' described a war horse trained to obey
not weaknessPower held under control, not power absent
biblical rewardThe meek inherit the earth, per Matthew
etymologyFrom Old Norse 'mjukr,' meaning soft or pliant
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