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"It's all very well to tell us to forgive our enemies; our enemies can never hurt us very much. But oh, what about forgiving our friends?"
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"There is no sin that Jesus cannot forgive."
"It's best to be ruthless with the past."
"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."
"An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness."
"Take revenge, not by hurting someone, but by succeeding in life and helping those who were hurting you in the past."
"Forgive to set yourself free, love to set the prisoner free."
"Don't just shun them; don't kill them! Don't curse them; don't harm them! Pray for them, for they all a good part of the story; get understanding, and disarm them with wit and wisdom!"
"The best gift that we can give to our enemy is not war, but forgiveness and peace."
"Accomplishments don't erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past."
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"As I went back alone over that familiar road, I could almost believe that a boy and girl ran along beside me, as our shadows used to do, laughing and whispering to each other in the grass."
"A crimson fire that vanquishes the stars;A pungent odor from the dusty sage;A sudden stirring of the huddled herds;A breaking of the distant table-landsThrough purple mists ascending, and the flareOf water ditches silver in the light;A swift, bright lance hurled low across the world;A sudden sickness for the hills of home."
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