Nelson Mandela on forgiveness
Nelson Mandela94 quotes“There is no future without forgiveness.”
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Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.
C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis If one by one we counted people out, for the least sin, it wouldn’t take us long to get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.
Robert FrostRobert Frost The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.
Albert CamusAlbert Camus Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
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