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.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.

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.

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?

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. -Josh Billings.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. -Josh Billings.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.