Oscar (Fingall O'Flahertie Wills) Wilde, 1854-1900
was an Irish dramatist, novelist, and poet
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.
( “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, 1891 )
George Herbert, 1593-1633
was an English clergyman and metaphysical poet
He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.