onfess that they have done wrong, who humble themselves and ask pardon, mitigate anger, according to Prov. 15:1 : "A mild answer breaketh wrath": because, to wit, they seem not to despise, but rather to think much of those before whom they humble themselves. This suffices for the…

onesta virgo, audi quid Salomon dicat, Responsio mollis frangit iram, sermo durus excitat furorem (Prov. XV, 1; XXV, 15) : et iterum, Dulce verbum [Col. 1257C] mitigat inimicos, et multiplicat amicos (Eccli. VI, 5) . Tanto quisque convincitur minus sapiens, quanto est minus pa…

c; quia, ut ait Salomon: [Col. 0556B] Responsio mollis frangit iram et sermo durus excitat furorem (Prov. XV, 1) . Declinate, fratres, verba dura, verba amara; suavia quoque proferte, et dulcia in usu habete. Mementote, quia scriptum est: Verbum dulce multiplicat amicos, et miti…