To understand everything is to forgive everything

               

        “Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above ones head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.”

               

        “Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.”

 

        “And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?”

 

        “Ive learned that no matter how good a friend someone is, they re going to hurt you every once in awhile and you must forgive them for that.”

 

        “You gave him an opportunity of showing greatness of character and he did not seize it. He will never forgive you for that.”

               

        “Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.”

 

        “I really dont think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I dont mind the failure but I cant imagine that Id forgive myself if I didnt try.”

 

        “Most of us can forgive and forget; we just dont want the other person to forget that we forgave”

 

        “Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”