It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

Forgiveness

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

O, The Oprah Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Occupation

Black writer Black poet Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "Oprah Talks to Maya Angelou." O, The Oprah Magazine, May 2013.

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You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Source
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Medium
Novel
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1813 1810s 19th century
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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 15.

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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 15.

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Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now...But trust me on the sunscreen.

Mary Schmich

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young

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Mary Schmich
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Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young Chicago Tribune
Medium
Newspaper
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1997 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Schmich, Mary. "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young." Chicago Tribune, 1 June 1997.