"Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense."
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"It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend."
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"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs."
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"We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature."
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"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom."
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"Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning."
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"Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast."
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"Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me."
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"Too often, our minds are so burdened because of the mistakes we have made that we do not take the time to forgive ourselves and others and start over again."
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"What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature."
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"Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet."
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"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"
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"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it."
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"And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, ''I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?"
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"We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it."
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"The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself."
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"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
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"To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike."
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"Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive."
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"You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love."
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