What a singularly deep impression her injustice seems to have made on your heart... Would you not be happier if you tried to forget her severity, together with the passionate emotions it excited? Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Holding onto resentment shortens life; forgetting past injustices leads to greater happiness and peace.
- In plain terms
- You'd be happier forgetting past wrongs because life is too short for grudges.
- What can you take from it?
- Let go of grudges to live a happier life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does holding a grudge cost you?
- Is forgetting always the best path?
Another view
Some injustices require accountability rather than simple forgetting.
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It is not violence that best overcomes hate - nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury.
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