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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Despite the indignities he faced during his lifetime, Dr. King was never a bitter man. His philosophy simple. He said, "Develop and maintain the capacity to forgive." The following quotations remind us that forgiveness is a gift that we to give others and to ourselves.

Life is an Exercise in Forgiveness…

"Life appears to me to be too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrong."
Charlotte Brontë

"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom."
Hannah Arendt

"Every man should have a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends."
Henry Ward Beecher

"Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

"It is in pardoning that we are pardoned."
Saint Francis of Assissi

Forgiveness is the Right Thing to Do, and the Smart Thing

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Gandi

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Life is short, so don’t waste any of it carrying around a load of bitterness. It only sours your life, and the world won’t pay any attention anyway."
Pat Dye

"Having forgiven, I am liberated."
Father Lawrence Jenco

A man who studies revenge keeps his own wounds green.
Francis Bacon

"It is in pardoning that we are pardoned."
Saint Francis of Assissi

And Finally . . .

A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Elbert Hubbard

Hatred is like fire; it makes even light rubbish deadly.
George Eliot

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