To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Mahatma GandhiRead
The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.
Interpretation
Truth remains valid regardless of public acknowledgment or acceptance.
This quote emphasizes the intrinsic value of truth, suggesting that its validity is not dependent on external validation or widespread recognition. It reminds us that truth stands firm on its own, and even if it goes unheard or unacknowledged by others, it retains its significance.
In practice
During a discussion on ethics, one might cite this quote to emphasize the importance of honesty.
To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.
It's not to much fun to know yourself too well or think you do - everyone needs a little conceit to carry them through & past the falls.
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.
Faith draws the poison from every grief, takes the sting from every loss, and quenches the fire of every pain, and only faith can do it.
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
Let knowledge grow from more to more, But more of reverence in us dwell; That mind and soul, according well, May make one music as before, But vaster.
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