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.

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-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.

Good-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.

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.]

It makes you feel very virtuous when you forgive people, doesn't it?

It makes you feel very virtuous when you forgive people, doesn't it?

I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will read more

I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!!

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.