Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

Whoever approaches Me walking, I will come to him running; and he who meets Me with sins equivalent to the whole world, I will greet him with forgiveness equal to it.

- Al-massabaih, Mishkat

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace. [Ephesians 1:7]

Bible

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.

Augustine, St.

Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship. Some people are not capable of love, and it might be wise to let them go along with your anger. Wish them well, and let them go their way.

Real Live Preacher

He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.

Lauter

And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. [Ephesians 4:32]

Bible

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

10.

Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!

Shaw, George Bernard

11.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

12.

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

Dudek, Louis

13.

A man must learn to forgive himself.

Ficke, Arthur Davison

14.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Ausonius

15.

No one forgives with more grace and love than a child.

Real Live Preacher

16.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

Butler, Samuel

17.

Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not to others what thou wouldn't not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.

Confucius

18.

Forgiveness is the healing of wounds caused by another. You choose to let go of a past wrong and no longer be hurt by it. Forgiveness is a strong move to make, like turning your shoulders sideways to walk quickly on a crowded sidewalk. It's your move.

Real Live Preacher

19.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Francis of Assisi, St.

20.

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

Beecher, Henry Ward

21.

To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.

Hammarskjold, Dag

22.

One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious.

Celine, Louis-Ferdinand

23.

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

Bierce, Ambrose

24.

Always forgive your enemies -- nothing annoys them so much.

Wilde, Oscar

25.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

26.

The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.

Lawana Blackwell

27.

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

Diana, Princess of Wales

28.

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.

Lawana Blackwell

29.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

30.

Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy.

Twain, Mark

31.

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

Bacon, Francis

32.

And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?

Nietzsche, Friedrich

33.

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Pope, Alexander

34.

Their errors have been weighed and found to have been dust in the balance; if their sins were as scarlet, they are now white as snow: they have been washed in the blood of the mediator and the redeemer, Time.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

35.

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men.

Beecher, Henry Ward

36.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Corneille, Pierre

37.

In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to transgression and which, because of the irreversibility of the action process can be expected and even calculated, the act of forgiving can never be predicted; it is the only reaction that acts in an unexpected way and thus retains, though being a reaction, something of the original character of action.

Arendt, Hannah

38.

The world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business.

Mitchell, Margaret

39.

Those that do you a very ill deed will never forgive you.

Proverb

40.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note -- torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

Beecher, Henry Ward

41.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mahatma Gandhi

42.

If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

43.

Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

44.

Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel

45.

God will forgive me, that's his business.

Heine, Heinrich

46.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

47.

Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever. It implies a discovery of weakness, which we are more careful to conceal than a crime. Many a man will confess his crimes to a friend; but I never knew a man that would tell his silly weaknesses to his most intimate one.

Chesterfield, Lord

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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it

Twain, Mark

49.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each person's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

Balzac, Honore De