Forgiveness quote by Oscar Wilde

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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much
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"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much"

- Oscar Wilde

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This quote by Oscar Wilde is a reminder to constantly forgive our enemies, no matter how challenging it might be. It recommends that by forgiving our enemies, we can in fact irritate them more than if we were to hold an animosity. This is since when we forgive our enemies, we are showing them that we are not affected by their actions which we are not going to let them control our emotions. By forgiving our opponents, we are likewise showing them that we are not going to let them have power over us. This quote is a pointer that we should not let our opponents have control over our emotions and that we need to always forgive them, no matter how hard it might be.

About the Author

Oscar Wilde This quote is written / told by Oscar Wilde between October 16, 1854 and November 30, 1900. He was a famous Dramatist from Ireland, the quote is categorized under the topic Forgiveness. The author also have 166 other quotes.

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