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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.]
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses.
As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses.
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.
If we practice and eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be read more
If we practice and eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless.
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.