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These evils I deserve, and more
. . . .
Justly, yet despair not of his final read more
These evils I deserve, and more
. . . .
Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon,
Whose ear is ever open, and his eye
Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.
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.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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.
To err is human; to forget, divine.
To err is human; to forget, divine.
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.