"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." — Anne Frank, victim of the mid-20th century Nazi Holocaust in Europe (from her Diaries)

“When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.'' — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 20th-century Nobel Prize-winning American civil rights leader

“I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.” — Booker T. Washington, 19th-century American educator

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) Indian philosopher

 

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Plato (427BC - 347BC) Greek philosopher, author

 

To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744) English poet