Life is too short to hold grudges.

Meaning: This means that you should forgive and forget, and move on with your life.

Choice of Words: Life is the period of time that a person or animal is alive. Too is more than enough. Short is not long. Hold is to keep or have something in your possession. Grudge is a feeling of anger or resentment towards someone. This means that life is too short to stay angry or upset with someone.

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Life's too precious to hold grudges.

Meaning: This means that we shouldn't spend our time being angry at people who have wronged us because life is too valuable to waste on negative emotions. It's better to let go of anger and resentment and focus on the positive things in life.

Choice of Words: Life refers to the entire duration of a person's existence from birth to death. Precious means very valuable and should be cherished. Hold in this context means to keep something for an extended period. Grudges are feelings of anger and resentment towards someone for a wrong they have done. When you put them together, "Life's too precious to hold grudges" means that the time we have on Earth is very valuable, and we shouldn't waste it on negative emotions like anger and resentment.

It's not worth it to hold grudges in life.

Meaning: This means that we shouldn't spend our time being angry at people who have wronged us because it's not worth it. It's better to let go of anger and resentment and focus on the positive things in life.

Choice of Words: Worth refers to the value or importance of something. Hold in this context means to keep something for an extended period. Grudges are feelings of anger and resentment towards someone for a wrong they have done. When you put them together, "It's not worth it to hold grudges in life" means that keeping anger and resentment towards someone is not valuable or important, especially in the grand scheme of life.

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