Clinton's pardoning of Marc Rich was off-the-wall.

quote by Morley Safer
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He who is the offender is never the forgiver.

Italian proverbs
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God will pardon me, that's his job.

classic quote by Heinrich Heine
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Pardoning the bad is injuring the good.

German proverbs
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Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.

poem by Robert Frost
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Who forgives wins.

African proverbs
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Sonnet: Forgive Them God, Lord

Forgive them God, they know not what they do;
Forgive them Lord, they know not what they say;
Forgive them God, they are my siblings too;
Forgive them Lord, they seem just bad today!

Forgive them God, they were all born with me;
Forgive them Lord, they suffered really;
Forgive them God; they were so good truly;
Forgive them Lord, they have done their duty!

Forgive them God, the tempter has them prey;
Forgive them Lord, they were so sad most days;
Federal been God and send your guardian fay;
Forgive them Lord, they have innocent face!

Forgive them God; I’ll pray for them instead;
Forgive them Lord; better You strike me dead!

28-5-2001 Perundurai, ERODE. T.N. INDIA

poem by John Celes
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Baby please forgive me

Baby please forgive me
I’m a stupid little bitch
Baby please forgive me
I’ve acted like a witch

Baby please forgive me
I’m sorry I hurt you
Baby please forgive me
I don’t know what to do

Baby please forgive me
I’m sorry for what I’ve done
Baby please forgive me
In my heart you’re the one

Baby please forgive me
You’re the one in my heart
Baby please forgive me
Can we make a new start

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poem by Mandi Ducroq
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It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men.

quote by Charles Williams
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Forgiving's forgetting.

John Fowles in The Magus (1965)
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Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

quote by Bruce Lee
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.

quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

quote by Robert Fripp
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Mistakes are to be pardoned.

Latin proverbs
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Who pardons the bad, injures the good.

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No Matter How Old or Young

A mother forgives
A mother forgets.
No matter
How old
Or how young
She forgives
She forgets.

A mother forgives
A mother forgets.
She is always there.
No matter
How old
Or how young
She is always there.

A mother forgives
A mother forgets
A mother is always there.
A mother protects her young.

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poem by Athena Goddess of Wisdom Lumis Light to all
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Forgiveness!

Forgiveness is the sweet fruit a tree giveth,
Forgiveness is that energy, a fruit to its eater giveth,
Forgiveness is the milk a cow giveth,
Forgiveness is the light, that burning candle giveth,
Forgiveness is the life, the world giveth,
Forgiveness is rain that the clouds giveth,
Forgiveness is that natural, the one understood nature giveth,
Forgiveness is the perfume of selflessness in one spredeth,
Like sunlight in winter,
like moonlight in dark,
Like cool breeze in summer,
Like oasis in a desert,
Like spring of pure love, from a pure heart forever springeth!

poem by Ramdas Bhandarkar
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Questions Unanswered

A sin forgiven, I’m free of it.
Is death a sin? Who causes it?
Who is the forgiving authority?
Is death forgiven? If so, by who?

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Forgiving You Was Easy

Forgiving you was easy but forgetting seems to take the longest time
I just keep thinking and your memory is forever on my mind
You know I'll always love you and I can't forget the days when you were mine
Forgiving you is easy but forgetting seems to take the longest time
The bitter fruit of anger growing from the seeds of jealousy
Oh what a heartache but I forgive the things you said to me
Cause I believe forgiving is the only way that I'll find peace of mind
And forgiving you is easy but forgetting seems to take the longest time
The years have passed so quickly as once again fate steals a young man's dreams
Of all the golden years and growing old together you and me
You asked me to forgive you-you said there was another on your mind
Forgiving you is easy but forgetting seems to take the longest time
Forgiving you is easy but forgetting seems to take the longest time

song performed by Willie Nelson, lyrics by Willie Nelson from Me & Paul (February 1985)
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There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action.

quote by Samuel Richardson
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