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Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself. -Ausonius.
Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself. -Ausonius.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
The fairest action of our human life
Is scorning to revenge an injury;
For who forgives without read more
The fairest action of our human life
Is scorning to revenge an injury;
For who forgives without a further strife,
His adversary's heart to him doth tie:
And 'tis a firmer conquest, truly said,
To win the heart than overthrow the head.
Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much. -Oscar Wilde.
Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much. -Oscar Wilde.
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!
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.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
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.