To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness though 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. A man who forgives an injury proves himself to be a superior of the man who had wronged himself
The passage best supports' the statement that:
Answer: D
Correct answer: mercy is the noblest form of revenge.
The passage sets forgiveness against vengeance and finds forgiveness the stronger of the two: it is easy to be carried away by resentment, but it takes a strong character to restrain those passions, and the man who forgives proves himself superior to the man who wronged him. Proving your superiority over the wrongdoer is a kind of revenge, and mercy is the means - which is what this option compresses into a phrase.
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