Forgive and forget

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Forgive and forget.

Prov. You should not only forgive people for hurting you, you should also forget that they ever hurt you. When my sister lost my favorite book, I was angry at her for weeks, but my mother finally convinced me to forgive and forget. Jane: Are you going to invite Sam to your party? Sue: No way. Last year he laughed at my new skirt. Jane: Come on, Sue, forgive and forget.

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When Blanche quarrelled with Strickland she had only to leave him, and her husband was waiting humbly to forgive and forget. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context He had in him a quality of being able to overlook moderate injuries, and being able to forgive and forget mortal ones as soon as he had soundly trounced the authors of them. A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context Friend Panza, let us forgive and forget as to our quarrels, and tell me now, dismissing anger and irritation, where, how, and when didst thou find Dulcinea? Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context			force out of force out of office force through force to be reckoned with force to the wall fore fore and aft foreclose on foregone foregone conclusion forelock-tugging forest forever forever and ever forewarn forewarn about Forewarned is forearmed forget forget about forget it Forget it! forget manners forget oneself Forget you! forgive Forgive and forget forgive for fork fork out fork over fork some money out forked form form an opinion form and substance form from form into form out of former fort forth fortify fortune Fortune favors the brave forty forty winks forward forwards foul foul out foul own nest			Forging and Stamping Industry forging brass Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium Forging Design Manual forging hammer Forging Industry Association Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation Forging Machines Forging New Tomorrows, Inc. forging plane forging press forging range forging rolls forging stock Forging Tools Forgings Forgings Forgings Forgings Forgings forgivable forgivable forgivable forgivably forgivably forgivably forgive forgive forgive forgive Forgive and forget forgive for Forgive Them All forgiven forgiven forgiven forgiven Forgiven, Not Forgotten forgiveness forgiveness forgiveness forgiveness facilitation forgiveness facilitation forgiveness facilitation forgiveness facilitation forgiveness facilitation Forgiveness of Debt Forgiveness of sin Forgiveness of sin Forgiveness of sin forgiveness of sins forgivenesses forgivenesses forgivenesses forgiver forgiver forgiver forgivers forgivers forgives forgives

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