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title: "5 Idea Forgive Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/everyone-thinks-forgiveness-is-a-lovely-idea-until-he-has-something/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

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> [Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/everyone-says-that-forgiveness-is-a-lovely-idea-until-he-has/)

[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/)

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> [“Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. C. S. LEWIS A”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rosen/everyone-says-forgiveness-is-a-lovely-idea-until-they-have-something/)

[Mark Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rosen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/mark-rosen-49119_forgiveness_everyone-says-forgiveness-is-a-lovely-id_2096280.jpg)

> [Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cs-lewis/every-one-says-forgiveness-is-a-lovely-idea-until-they-have-something/)

[CS Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cs-lewis/)

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> [My great idea is that we must forgive the Pope. First of all, he needs it more than anyone else. Besides, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-camus/my-great-idea-is-that-we-must-forgive-the-pope-first-of-all-he-needs/)

[Albert Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-camus/)

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