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“Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.” Francis Bacon, The Essays of Francis Bacon

“It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.” George Eliot, Middlemarch

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revenge enemy forgiveness condemnation blame nobility

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George Eliot (1)
Francis Bacon (1)

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The Essays of Francis Bacon (1)
Middlemarch (1)