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Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

— Maria Edgeworth

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Obtain power, then, by all means; power is the law of man; make it yours.

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Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart.

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A love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could any way afford it.

A man who sells his conscience for his interest will sell it for his pleasure. A man who will betray his country will betray his friend.

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It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

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Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

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It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

Al-Tirmidhi

I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.

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