What is the figurative expression from "FORGIVE"
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The most commonly quoted figurative expression regarding 'forgive' is 'To err is human, to forgive divine'.
- Originally, it was (and is) a Latin proverb, which meant 'To err is human'.
- In the 18th century, famous poet Alexander Pope took the Latin proverb and used it in one of his works. He extended the proverb by adding the bit about forgiveness.
- The proverb in English means that it is normal for humans to make mistakes. They do tend to make mistakes. However, the ability to forgive someone for their mistakes is a heavenly quality. It raises a human almost to the level of God, who forgives all sins.
- Now, the quote has become a common saying in English.
- The quote can be summarised as:
It is human to make mistakes, but forgiving someone raises one beyond humans, almost to a divine level.
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