Tove Jansson Quotes

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

I’m not in the forgive and forget battalion.

I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

He who believes that new benefits make great men forget old injuries deceives himself.

I will always forgive but I will never forget.

I am afraid that, like Timon of Athens, I just cannot let go of my friendships.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

At least in my life, I cannot hold onto grudges. It's a waste of energy, a waste of time.

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept - and in those tears They washed away the memory of their strife; Then wept again the loss of all those years.

A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel.

I don't resent anything.

You just have to forgive them for being men.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

I define friendship as a bond that transcends all barriers. When you are ready to expect anything and everything from friends, good, bad or ugly... that's what I call true friendship.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.