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He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for he loveth not the read more
He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for he loveth not the unjust doers. -Koran.
Forgive thyself little, and others much.
Forgive thyself little, and others much.
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.]
The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is read more
The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition. -Israel Zangwill.
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish read more
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
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.
