To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Interpretation
Our emotional responses are under our control, and we choose how others affect us.
This quote emphasizes the power of self-awareness and personal agency in how we allow others to influence our feelings and well-being. By stating that no one can hurt us without our permission, Gandhi urges us to take responsibility for our emotional health and to recognize that external forces can only affect us to the extent that we allow them to.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal growth.
To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
Our 'normal' 'adjusted' state is too often the abdication of ecstasy, the betrayal of our true potentialities.
There is no good in anything until it is finished.
To write is human, to edit is divine.
Avoidance doesnβt solve anything; it merely serves as a temporary salve.
If you and sin are friends, you and God are not yet reconciled.
Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to everyone else
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