So may he rest, his faults lie gently on him!

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

Certainly one can never forget, if that means erasing totally for his mind. But when we forgive, we forget in the sense that the evil deed is no longer a mental block impeding a new relationship.

Forgiveness means reconciliation, a coming together again. Without this, no man can ever love his enemies. The degree to which we are able to forgive determines the degree to which we are able to love our enemies.