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Forgive but don't Forget - Thomas Szasz - Know when to speak

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. Quote from  Thomas Szasz ,  Psychiatrist, Advocate for patients' rights, Manifesto creator   (Materials in this post reproduced with the permission of Jeffrey A. Schaler.  All rights reserved.). The other day I was talking to a student about how some people don't like that others remember things.  We both ended up laughing because I was trying to remember Szasz's quote and I couldn't.  Double funny in that the quote was about remembering and what wise people remember. Anyway, I do remember a coworker telling me that one of the bosses didn't like that I don't forget.   I do not think that this is the issue.  The boss was extremely intelligent and he also didn't forget.  I do think there are multiple other issues going on. The boss didn't like to be reminded of things he didn't like to remember.  Oiy, isn't that ...