“Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!”

Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.

Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.

When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.

Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.

None can be so true to your secret as yourself.

A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.

Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.

A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.

All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.

Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.

Let’s forgive the past and who we were then. Let’s embrace the present and who we’re capable of becoming. Let’s surrender the future and watch miracles unfold.

What I want to do first with education is my student loan idea. Basically, if you go into teaching and teach for five years, your student loans should be forgiven. It doesn’t cost that much.

Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.

We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.

Before we can experience the pure & serene state of love, we must learn how to give forgiveness – to ourselves & to others. Have you forgiven yourself?

Do not wait another day to become fully engaged in your life, to learn to love and to forgive, and to live with greater purpose & meaning.