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Forgive thyself little, and others much.
Forgive thyself little, and others much.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.
If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.
It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to
grant it to others.
[Lat., Aequum read more
It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to
grant it to others.
[Lat., Aequum est
Peccatis veniam poscentem reddere rursus.]
The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is read more
The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition. -Israel Zangwill.
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
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.]
He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; read more
He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.
He who forgives readily only invites offense.
[Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.]
He who forgives readily only invites offense.
[Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.]
