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forgive someone for something to pardon someone for something. Please forgive me for being late. He never forgave himself for harming her. 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. forgive and forget to accept and not think about what someone has done to you If they can admit they were wrong, then they can surely forgive and forget. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The land of the longest prisoners is a land of great forgivers. We are confronted daily, in our own lives, with anti-models as well as models of forgivers. Readers also find inspiration to be better forgivers from the Lord's Prayer, working in divorce and prison ministry, Jesus' words to Peter to forgive "70 times seven," and the examples of spiritual greats such as Henri Nouwen, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, and Pope John Paul II. |
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