Clara Barton went out of her way to not hold grudges.

>[Clara Barton](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Clara_Barton_1904.jpg), the founder of the nursing profession, never was known to hold resentment against anyone. One time a friend recalled to her a cruel thing that had happened to her some years previously, but Clara seemed not to remember the incident. >”Don’t you remember the wrong that was done to you?” the friend asked Clara. >”No,” Clara answered calmly, “I distinctly remember forgetting that.” _______________________________ **Source:** Humes, James C. *Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous*. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 132. Print. _______________________________ **Further Reading:** [Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton)