Mark Twain

There is nothing you can say in answer to a compliment. I have been complimented myself a great many times, and they always embarrass me-I always feel that they have not said enough.

Virtue has never been as respectable as money.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

As a thinker and planner the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized!

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay you. If nobody offers within three years, sawing wood is what you were intended for.

The more I learn about people, the better I like my dog.

Forgiveness keeps you from being bound by something the other person might never set right.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

I forgive you for all the times you’ve f**ked me in the past and for all the times you’re going to f**k me in the future.

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free … and realizing you were the prisoner.

I don’t think people understand that you can forgive a person and not allow them back into your life. That is possible, very possible.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feels like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to the next.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals.

Forgiveness is the best revenge.

This thing is really silly. I don’t want to hurt you anymore, and I’m too powerful for you to hurt. I forgive you for all the times you’ve f*cked me in the past and for all the times you’re going to f*ck me in the future.