Sentence examples for rather than forgive from inspiring English sources
And some versions of the Lord's Prayer say "Forgive us our debts" rather than "Forgive us our trespasses".The Live 8 campaign in 2005 tried to shame developed nations into forgiving the debts of poor countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rather than forgive, we can wish ill; rather than hope for repentance, we can instead hope that our enemies experience the wrath of God.
If a passer-by walked into a hospital off the street and started switching off the life-support machines of patients, he would be prosecuted for murder, rather than forgiven for allowing a natural process to take its course, even when his victims were genuinely moribund.
The Schnitzler archive includes more than 30,000 manuscripts and letters and features an alternative ending to Schnitzler's Traumnovelle, in which the Viennese doctor who observes an orgy is punished, rather than forgiven, by his wife, as well as documents showing the extensive revisions to which he subjected his work, and at least 20 notebooks.
Much of the problem was my need for the solution to the problems in the relationship being on someone else, and wanting to be the one in the position to forgive rather than being forgiven.
Says Langston to his stressed mom: "You'd rather leave me here than forgive them (her parents)." After the final credit's roll, you may not remember specific trials and tribulations for too long.
The US is the greatest country in the world; we would rather forgive than punish".
"I'd rather forgive your loans than give it to people who are here illegally.
They will make mistakes, and you need to be ready to cope and forgive, rather than act shocked that the person dares to be anything but perfect.
Rather than gloat, I decided to forgive.
This is a blog posting rather than a polished article, so forgive me for offering a few thoughts for readers to chew on Trawlermen are very good at telling reporters how it breaks their heart to throw fish over the side because of EU rules.
