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Forgiveness: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

The rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent, The sole drift of my purpose doth extend Not a frown further.— T. V. 1

Kneel not to me; The power that I have on you, is to spare you; The malice toward you, to forgive you: Live, And deal with others better.— Cym. t. 5

Then I'll look up; My fault is past. But, O, what form of prayer Can serve my turn? Forgive me my foul murder !-- That cannot be; since I am still possess'd Of those effects for which I did the murder, - My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardon'd, and retain the offence ?— H. iii. 3.

His great offence is dead, And deeper than oblivion do we bury The incensing relicks of it.— A. W. v. 3.