I pardon him as God shall pardon me.

I pardon him as God shall pardon me.

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!

Good, to forgive;
Best to forget.

Good, to forgive;
Best to forget.

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.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.

Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

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.