Stuart quotes Corot’s statement about being meek. A word that has been poorly translated into English from its origin. We think of it as weekness, cowardly, like a mouse, but it is more like someone who has great strength but chooses not to exploit it. It’s the virtue of a person who can break a wild horse without the need for violence - having a powerful weapon but choosing to keep it sheathed.
Stuart quotes Corot’s statement about being meek. A word that has been poorly translated into English from its origin. We think of it as weekness, cowardly, like a mouse, but it is more like someone who has great strength but chooses not to exploit it. It’s the virtue of a person who can break a wild horse without the need for violence - having a powerful weapon but choosing to keep it sheathed.