To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Date of birth: 1688-05-21
Date of death: 1744-05-30
Quotes number: 111
Nationality: English
Profession: Poet
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed.
More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion.
The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible.
To understand is to forgive, even oneself.