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

Laurence Sterne

1760

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Courage Forgiveness

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1760

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Laurence Sterne

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

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