Forgive and Forget

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Forgive and Forget is the name of:

[edit] Etymology

The etymology of this expression most likely derived from several sources:

  • "Let's forget and forgive; perhaps you were right to punish my son, and take vengeance on my cattle, but surely I was right in trying to revenge him; now that we are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?" - Aesop, The Snake and the Farmer, sixth century BCE
  • "Let us forget and forgive injuries." - Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1547-1616
  • "Pray you now, forget and forgive." - Shakespeare, King Lear, 1564-1616