It is not unreasonable to want repentance from a wrongdoer before forgiving that wrongdoer, since, in the absence of repentance, hasty forgiveness may harm both the forgiver and the wrongdoer. The forgiver may be harmed by a failure to show self-respect. The wrongdoer may be harmed by being deprived of an important incentive - the desire to be forgiven - that could move him toward repentance and moral rebirth.

~ Jeffrie G. Murphy

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The only people who you should get even with are those who have helped you.

~ John Southard

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Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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One bad turn does not excuse another.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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Revenge can only be found on the road to self-destruction.

~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

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