I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.
Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.
Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose forgiveness is even heavier.
Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.
Preventing your heart from forgiving someone you love is actually a hell of a lot harder than simply forgiving them.
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
But really, the term “forgive and forget” doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isn’t always healthy. But if we forget, we don’t learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly.
Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.[On ne vous pardonne votre bonheur et vos succès que sivous consentez généreusement à les partager.]
To err is human, to forgive is divine.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
The more we know, the better we forgive; whoe’er feels deeply, feels for all who live.[Alternate translation:]Who understands much forgives much. To understand everything makes us very forgiving.[Tout comprendre rend très-indulgent, et sentir profondément inspire une grande bonté.]
The heart of a woman who loves will forgive many blows.
