"To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat."
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"God freely forgives us on account of Christnot on account of our works, contrition, confession, or satisfactions."
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"Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us."
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"Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others."
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"Forgiveness of the present is even more important than forgiveness of the past. If you forgive every moment - allow it to be as it is - then there will be no accumulation of resentment that needs to be forgiven at some later time."
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"What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? What is black enough?"
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"Forget, forgive; conclude, and be agreed."
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"One day I will forgive you; until then there are scabs everywhere that you have touched me."
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"Grace comes to forgive and then forgive again."
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"The possible redemption from the predicament of irreversibility - of being unable to undo what one has done - is the faculty of forgiving."
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"Don't always expect good things to happen. Your job is to forgive no matter what happens."
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"Love forgives the lover even his lust."
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"The words 'I will forgive you, but I'll never forget what you've done' never explain the real nature of forgiveness."
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"It is by forgiving that one is forgiven."
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"It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive."
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"Find one thing every day to forgive the other person for. Don't let them know what it is...just forgive them and let it go."
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"One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it's left behind."
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"The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Believe or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options."
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"When God forgives us and purifies us of our sin, He also forgets it. Forgiveness results in God dropping the charges against us."
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"As I got older, I guess I became more mellow and more forgiving and more loving."
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