And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of read more

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. -Unknown.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. -Unknown.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter read more

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to read more

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note--torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. -Henry Ward Beecher.

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.]

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.

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.