When he was abused, he did not return abuse. — Insults

"Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me."

"To practice patience, you need a real rascal to help you. Its no use practicing on gentle and kind creatures, for they require no patience."

"τίς ὸμφαλητόμος σε τὸν διοπλῆγα ἔψησε κἀπέλουσεν ἀσκαρίζοντα"

"I must bear with their violence and outrageous insults and villanous misdeeds; but, please God, they will get weak and old whilst I shall grow in strength and power, and shall be, in my turn, avenged according to my desire."

"If you get your head above the crowd, youre going to be criticized. So get used to the idea."

"Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; . . . let us test him with insult and torture, so that we may find out how gentle he is, and make trial of his forbearance."