Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

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.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer read more

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
[Lat., Humanum amare est, humanum autem ignoscere est.]

To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
[Lat., Humanum amare est, humanum autem ignoscere est.]

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.]

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.