And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of read more

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. -Unknown.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. -Unknown.

Thou whom avenging pow'rs obey,
Cancel my debt (too great to pay)
Before the sad accounting day.

Thou whom avenging pow'rs obey,
Cancel my debt (too great to pay)
Before the sad accounting day.

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he read more

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. -Alden Nowlan.

Resentment is one burden that is incompatible with your success. Always be the first to forgive; and forgive yourself first read more

Resentment is one burden that is incompatible with your success. Always be the first to forgive; and forgive yourself first always.

Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is
humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is
humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
[Lat., Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum
Extollit, quoties voluit fortuna jocari.]

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.

Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much.