I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones … — Chaim Herzog

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.

Chaim HerzogStatesman · Israeli · 1918 – 1997

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All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. — Harry S. Truman
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. — Thomas Szasz