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" Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. "

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Andrea Thompson

" Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest. "

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Edwin Hubbel Chapin

" There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit. "

" Sin and forgiveness and falling and getting back up and losing the pearl of great price in the couch cushions but then finding it again, and again, and again? Those are the stumbling steps to becoming Real, the only script that's really worth following in this world or the one that's coming. "

Brennan Manning

" My desire is to be a forgiving, non-judgmental person. "

" I believe the Scriptures teach that there's a literal heaven and a literal hell, just like Jesus said. And without forgiveness of sins that, yeah, the place of punishment is called hell. "

" Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. "

" Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. "

" It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins. "

" No person is perfect. I haven't, thank God, had any infidelity issues. But you can't say what you won't ever do. And you can't say that you won't have forgiveness in your heart if there were to be an issue like that. "

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Hillary Clinton

" We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place. "

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Catherine the Great

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