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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.”
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To err is human; to forgive, divine. escape.
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"To err is human to forgive divine," Salim Khan said Tuesday on Twitter.
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“To err is human to forgive divine,” Salim Khan said Tuesday on Twitter.
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“Everyone knows, to err is human, to forgive divine, and I’m divine.”
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