proverb · Words worth keeping
It is glorious to forget injustice.
It is glorious to forget injustice.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Forgetting injustice described as glorious praises release from a remembered wrong. The saying presents a demanding ideal about moving beyond grievance.
What the words are saying
A critical reading does not require a harmed person to forget, forgive or abandon accountability. Memory can support protection and repair. A useful application may concern a voluntary choice not to organise all of life around a wrong while preserving boundaries and the right to seek support.
Everyday example
Someone chooses how to remember a wrong while maintaining boundaries and seeking a fair response.
When to use it
Use it critically, with voluntary choices and accountability retained.
What it does not mean
No obligation to forget harm or proof that forgetting provides safety is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 720; PDF page 66; collection label: Latin
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- Culture
- Latin