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Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can read more
Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to read more
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note--torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
He who forgives readily only invites offense.
[Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.]
He who forgives readily only invites offense.
[Fr., Qui pardonne aisement invite a l'offenser.]
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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.
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another. -Jean Paul Richter.
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another. -Jean Paul Richter.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.