To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius.

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past.

In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.

To forgive hurts,to forget cures.

Part of the function of memory is to forget; the omni-retentive mind will break down and produce at best an idiot savant who can recite a telephone book, and at worst a person to whom every grudge and slight is as yesterday's.