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!

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

For 'tis sweet to stammer one letter
Of the Eternal's language;--on earth it is called Forgiveness!

For 'tis sweet to stammer one letter
Of the Eternal's language;--on earth it is called Forgiveness!

She hugged the offender, and forgave the offense,
Sex to the last.

She hugged the offender, and forgave the offense,
Sex to the last.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

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.

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.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.

Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.