Sholem Asch Quotes

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

I like people who have the capacity to forget. I think that to forget is a good thing. Forgetting is good. But sometimes I cannot. For me, I cannot.

One can forgive but one should never forget.

How can you forgive if you can’t remember to forget?

I am blessed that I quickly forget things.

...forgiving is not the same as forgetting.

When we forgive someone, we do not forget the hurtful act, as if forgetting came along with the forgiveness package, the way strings come with a violin. Begin with the basics. If you forget, you will not forgive at all. You can never forgive people for things you have forgotten about. You need to forgive precisely because you have not forgotten what someone did; your memory keeps the pain alive long after the hurt has stopped. Remembering is the storage of pain. It is why you need to be healed in the first place.

It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should.

To forget someone means to think of him.

How could you cleanse yourself if you couldn’t forget?

Heart, we will forget him! You and I, to-night! You may forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light. When you have done, pray tell me, That I my thoughts may dim; Haste! lest while you’re lagging, I may remember him!

In small letters, someone has written NEVER FORGET on one of the slats. I know it's supposed to be a pledge, but it feels like a curse. Don't we have to forget some of it? Don't we have to forget this feeling? If we don't, how will we live?

You can always forgive, you just can't really forget.

I can forgive, I just can't forget.

It's easy to forget things you don't need anymore.

Were it not better to forget than to remember and regret?

And we forget because we must and not because we will.

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it.

Good to forgive, Best to forget.

The best way to get even is to forget.

It is not enough to forgive; one must forget.

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