महाभारत - उद्योग - क्षमा

एकः क्षमावतां दोषो द्वितीयो नोपपद्यते
    यदेनं क्षमया युक्तमशक्तं मन्यते जनः ।
सोऽस्य दोषो न मन्तव्यः क्षमा हि परमं बलं
    क्षमा गुणो ह्यशक्तानां भूषणं क्षमा ॥

- महाभारत, उद्योग

ekaH kShamAvatAM doSho dvitIyo nopapadyate
    yadenam kShamayA yuktam ashaktam manyate janaH ।
so asya doSho na mantavyaH kShamA hi paramam balaM
    kShamA guNo hi ashaktAnAM bhUShaNam kShamA ॥

- mahAbhArata, udyoga

People who forgive have one and only one drawback - people see them as lacking abilities (the sting). In fact, you can not hold it against them. Forgiveness is not a weakness, it is the greatest strength. It is a noble quality when found in the weak; a decoration (ornament) when found in the mighty.

- Mahabharata, Udyoga