L.m. MontgomeryThat's one of the things we learn as we grow older -- how to forgive. It comes easier at forty than it did at twenty.
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When you are older, it seems that forgiveness is easier to gain. It takes less effort to forgive people for things that happened when you were younger. Perhaps you are more tolerant of the mistakes of others. It is harder for someone else to make you angry when you are older.
Source: Anne Of The Island
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