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“Anger is an acid that can do more harm

to the vessel in which it is stored than to
anything on which it is poured.”
– Mark Twain
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True Forgiveness is not a pardon, but an

act of compassion toward yourself
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The offender does not need to be present,

to apologise or to make amends for
healing to occur.
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Forgiveness reduces the risk of depression,

stress and disease
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“Forgiveness does not change the past,

but it does enlarge the future.”
- Paul Boese
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“All major religious traditions carry basically the

same message, that is love, compassion and
forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be
part of our daily lives.”
- Dalai Lama
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“Without forgiveness there is no future”

- Desmond Tutu
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“Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream

of a miracle by which what is broken is made
whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.”
- Dag Hammarskjold
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“You will know that forgiveness has begun

when you recall those who hurt you and
feel the power to wish them well.”
- Lewis B. Smedes
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“The practice of forgiveness is our most

important contribution to the healing of
the world.”
- Marianne Williamson
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“Without forgiveness life is governed by

an endless cycle of resentment and
retaliation”
- Roberto Assagioli
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“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.”

- Indira Gandhi
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“Friendship flourishes at the fountain of

forgiveness.”
- William Arthur Ward
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“Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger

but faces it head-on.”
- Alice Miller
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“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for

a better past.”
- Lilly Tomlin
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“Compassion, forgiveness, these are the

real, ultimate sources of power for peace
and success in life.”
- Dalai Lama
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“Forgiveness is the act of admitting we

are like other people.”
- Christina Baldwin
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“Forgiveness is not an occasional act;

It is a permanent attitude.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.