#forgives

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. ↗

— Alden Nowlan

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One forgives to the degree that one loves. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend. ↗

— James Payn

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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

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If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

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The more a man knows, the more he forgives. ↗

— Catherine II

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He who forgives readily only invites offense. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

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God forgives us... who am I not to forgive? ↗

— Alan Paton

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