Only the brave know how to forgive... A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

Laurence Sterne

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Courage Forgiveness

Author

Laurence Sterne

Language

English

Time

1760 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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Citation

Sterne, Laurence. The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Vol. 1, London: R. & J. Dodsley, 1760, no. 12.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Reinhold Niebuhr
Medium
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Language
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