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“It is right that man should love those who have offended him. He will do so when he remembers that all men are his relations, and that it is through ignorance and involuntarily that they sin,--and then we all die so soon.”

Men Should Remember Dies Sin Ignorance Forgiveness Relation Offended

Author:Marcus Aurelius

“Compassion is the basis of morality.”

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Author:Arthur Schopenhauer

“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”

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Author:Adlai E. Stevenson

“Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.”

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Author:Frederick Buechner

“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.”

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Author:Seneca the Younger

“My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds”

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Author:Ibn Ata Allah

“You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when they didn't use wisdom before they found themselves knee deep in their version of justice.”

“The world exists because your mind exists. If your mind didn’t exist, there would be no world. As you look at these words, you see them in what appears to be a reality outside of you. What you are really seeing is the image that your mind is creating from the electrical signals being sent to your brain. While they may appear to be outside of you, this is an illusion, they exist within your own mind, and are being projected to appear as if they are outside of you. This apparent reality that is projected by our minds, is maya, and to believe that maya is the ultimate reality is a result of ignorance, or avidya in Sanskrit.”

Source: The Answer Is YOU: A Guide to Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Freedom

“No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.”

Source: Healology