Apologies might earn a forgive, but perhaps not a forget.

道歉也许会获得原谅，但是却不会获得人们的忘却。

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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.

我可以宽恕，但我不能忘记。这只是“我不宽恕”的另一种说法罢了。

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The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

愚蠢的人从来不会宽恕和忘记；天真的人既会宽恕又会忘记；聪明的人会宽恕但不会忘记。

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Is this a "forgive but not forget" moment?

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Moreover, entrepreneurs' drive to prove they are smarter than everyone (particularly the critics they cannot forgive or forget) makes compromising their values and convictions seem not only wholly disingenuous but also threatening to their senses of self.

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