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How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?
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"How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?"

- Alexander Pope

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This quote by Alexander Pope is a reflection on the difficulty of forgiving someone who has mistreated us. It is asking how we can forgive somebody while still recognizing the wrong they have actually done. Pope is recommending that it is possible to forgive someone without excusing their actions. He is recommending that we can still enjoy the offender, but still detest the offence. This is a difficult balance to attain, as it requires us to separate the person from their actions. We should be able to acknowledge that the individual is still worthy of love, even if their actions are not. This quote is a suggestion that forgiveness is possible, even when it seems impossible. It is a suggestion that we can still love somebody, even if we do not concur with their actions.

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Alexander Pope This quote is written / told by Alexander Pope between May 21, 1688 and May 30, 1744. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 88 other quotes.

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