He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself…

George Herbert
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He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.
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The book of books, the storehouse and magazine of life and comfort, the holy Scriptures. ✨ George Herbert, Richard Baxter, George Campbell (1845). The Preacher and Pastor, p.168
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He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.

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