One forgives to the degree that one loves.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

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.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

To err is human; to forget, divine.

To err is human; to forget, divine.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend. -Madame Dorothée Deluzy.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend. -Madame Dorothée Deluzy.

These evils I deserve, and more
. . . .
Justly, yet despair not of his final read more

These evils I deserve, and more
. . . .
Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon,
Whose ear is ever open, and his eye
Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.

I pardon him as God shall pardon me.

I pardon him as God shall pardon me.

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read
that we ought to forgive read more

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read
that we ought to forgive our friends.

What if this cursed hand
Where thicker than itself with brother's blood,
Is there not rain enough read more

What if this cursed hand
Where thicker than itself with brother's blood,
Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens
To wash it white as snow?