Discussion
To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really a sign of strength. It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act of vengeance; but it takes a strong character to restrain those natural passions. The man who forgives an injury proves himself to be the superior of the man who wronged himself and puts the wrong-doer to shame.
The passage best supports the statement that:
Answer: D
Correct answer: mercy is the noblest form of revenge.
The passage sets forgiveness against vengeance throughout: yielding to resentment is easy, restraining it takes a strong character, and the man who forgives proves himself the superior of the wrongdoer and puts him to shame.
That last clause is decisive. Forgiveness here is not merely kind - it defeats the offender more completely than retaliation would, which is exactly what calling mercy a form of revenge means.
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