Bear and forbear.

Bear and forbear.

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.

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.

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he read more

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. -Alden Nowlan.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

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.

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

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

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer read more

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

It's not just other people we need to forgive. We also need to forgivernourselves. For the things we didn't do. read more

It's not just other people we need to forgive. We also need to forgivernourselves. For the things we didn't do. The things we should have done. I think forgiving yourself is more important than forgiving anyone else and it's often the hardest.