forgive - quotes

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.