“I pardon him, as God shall pardon me.”

— William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act 5, Scene 3

About William Shakespeare

1564 – 1616

English playwright and poet, author of 'Hamlet', 'Macbeth' and 'Romeo and Juliet'.

“To thine own self be true.”

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”

“To err is human, to forgive divine.”

“The brave only know how to forgive.”

“Good, to forgive; best to forget.”

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.”

“To understand makes one very indulgent.”

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”