To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

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To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

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Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.

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-- Mahatma Gandhi

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One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything every night before you go to bed. ~ Bernard Baruch

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Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. ~ Bruce Lee

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