Oh Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make,
And ev'n with Paradise devise the snake;
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Oh Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make,
And ev'n with Paradise devise the snake;
For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man
Is blackened--Man's forgiveness give and take!

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to read more

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note--torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. -Henry Ward Beecher.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

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

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

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.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.

Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read
that we ought to forgive read more

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read
that we ought to forgive our friends.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself. -Ausonius.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself. -Ausonius.