“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.”
Robert Frost (1874–1963) American poet
Letter to Louis Untermeyer (8 July 1915)
1910s
“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.”
Robert Frost (1874–1963) American poet
Letter to Louis Untermeyer (8 July 1915)
1910s
“Forgive my indecision. I am only a man.”
Brandon Boyd (1976) American rock singer, writer and visual artist
Lyrics, Morning View (2001)
“We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.”
François de La Rochefoucauld book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Nous pardonnons souvent à ceux qui nous ennuient, mais nous ne pouvons pardonner à ceux que nous ennuyons.
Maxim 304.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“And do not forgive indeed it is beyond your power
to forgive in the name of those betrayed at dawn”
Zbigniew Herbert (1924–1998) Polish writer
Message of Mr. Cogito.
Quoes
E.M. Forster (1879–1970) English novelist
Albergo Empedocle
The Life to Come and other stories (1972)
Laisenia Qarase (1941) Prime Minister of Fiji
Additional remarks about the proposed Reconciliation and Unity Commission, Address to the nation at the National Day of Prayer in Fiji combined church service http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_4615.shtml, Post Fiji Stadium, Suva, 15 May 2005
Sue Monk Kidd book The Secret Life of Bees
Variant: People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It'shard. If God said in plain language, "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.
Source: The Secret Life of Bees