'I can forgive but I cannot forget' is only another way of saying 'I will not forgive'. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two and burned up so that it never can be shown against one.

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Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Books are not men, and yet they stay alive.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship and it is the best ending for one.

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.

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A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.

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    Forgiveness does not mean excusing.

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