Mark Twain

That’s what an army is – a mob; they don’t fight with courage that’s born in them, but with courage that’s borrowed from their mass, and from their officers.

Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.

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

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

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.

Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals.

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

Forgiveness is the best revenge.