John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3003 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3003 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Forgiveness to the injured does belong; But they ne’er pardon who have done the wrong. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Conquest of Granada. Part ii. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. Quos læserunt et oderunt (Whom they have injured they also hate).—Seneca: De Ira, lib. ii. cap. 33. Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem læseris (It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured).—Tacitus: Agricola, 42. 4. Chi fa ingiuria non perdona mai (He never pardons those he injures).—Italian Proverb. [back] |