Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw), 1818-1885
was an US Humorist
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
was an Irish dramatist and socialist
Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself everything, is forgiven nothing.
( “Man and Superman”, 1903 )
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.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), 1835-1910
was an US humorist, novelist, short story author, and wit
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.