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“If little faults proceeding on distemper Shall not be winked at, how shall we stretch our eye When capital crimes, chewed, swallowed, and digested, Appear before us?”

Ifs Littles Eye Crime Forgiveness Faults Drinking Proceeding

Book:King Henry V

Source: King Henry V

“Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.”

Interest Party Crime Demand Unique Forgiveness Direct Murder Victim Grants Behalf Atonement Abolish Murder Victims

Author:W. H. Auden

“an act of forgiveness sets the victim apart from the perpetrator, who failed to act humanly towards the victim at the time he committed his crime.”

Crime Forgiveness Victim Committed Perpetrators

Author:Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

“The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.”

Men Way Fall Justice Watches Wise Crime Youth Ignorance Ought Forgiveness Accounts Accomplish Spares Pardon Clemency

Author:Seneca the Younger

“Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.”

Crime Forgiveness Revenge Criminals Punishment Reform Reformation

Author:Elizabeth Fry

“Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever. It implies a discovery of weakness, which we are more careful to conceal than a crime. Many a man will confess his crimes to a friend; but I never knew a man that would tell his silly weaknesses to his most intimate one.”

Men Remember Forever Crime Pride Forgiveness Weakness Discovery Careful Silly Intimate Contempt Forgiven

Author:Lord Chesterfield

“Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you were wrong. It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.”

Crime Forgiveness Thriller Wrong Admitting Faults

Author:Jane Casey

“At her words, words of forgiveness from Rose, an honest and just woman, something broke inside of Wince. His tears began to flow. Age seemed to drift from his face like misty ghosts from a morning field. Katie lifted his chin and, holding back her own tears, looked into his eyes. "Thank you, Wince." Eve placed her free hand on his shoulder. "May we hold her now?" Wince nodded and gently released the baby into the waiting arms of her sisters. "You did the right thing, Wince." Rose gave Wince a hug. "And you can help us bury her after Wilson and the Tar Ponds City Police see if they can find anybody to lay charges against after all this time.”

Source: Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

“There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive”

Source: Pearls Of Eternity