Henry Ward Beecher: I can forgive, but I cannot forget," is only another way of saying, "I will not…
I can forgive, but I cannot forget," is only another way of saying, "I will not forgive." A forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man.
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