Graham Greene on enemies

When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity⁠— that was a quality God’s image carried with it.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

Cynicism is cheap⁠—you can buy it at any Monoprix store⁠—it’s built into all poor-quality goods.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy1917–1963

• Forgiveness

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1807–1882Drift-wood. QuoteInvestigator (Aug. 19, 2019)

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

William Blake1757–1827Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion (c. 1803–1820), Ch. 4, plate 91, line 1

• Forgiveness
• Friendship