To err is human, to forgive divine

All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. This saying is from “An Essay on Criticism,” by Alexander Pope.

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“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”

To err is human; to forgive, divine. escape.

"To err is human to forgive divine," Salim Khan said Tuesday on Twitter.

“To err is human to forgive divine,” Salim Khan said Tuesday on Twitter.

“Everyone knows, to err is human, to forgive divine, and I’m divine.”

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