Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

- Ausonius

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

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

Balzac, Honore De

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

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.

Euripides

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

Ingersoll, Robert Green

Forgive you? -- Oh, of course, dear, a dozen times a week! We women were created forgiveness but to speak.

Higginson, Ella

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Francis of Assisi, St.

Forgiveness is God's command.

Luther, Martin

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Mcdowell, Josh

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

Lawana Blackwell

11.

The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.

Huxley, Aldous

12.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Ausonius

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Forgive those who have hurt you.

Brown, Les

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

Thomas Szasz

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

Bacon, Francis

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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

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

Lauter

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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?

Sophocles

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God has a big eraser.

Zeoli, Billy

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

Mitchell, Margaret

21.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

22.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

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My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. [Job 14:17]

Bible

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

Real Live Preacher

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What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

Dudek, Louis

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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

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There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Josh Billings

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We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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God will forgive me, that's his business.

Heine, Heinrich

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To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Pope, Alexander

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Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

32.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

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Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the republic of the guillotine.

Camus, Albert

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Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

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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

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We easily pardon an offense we had part in.

Juoy

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If I die, I forgive you. If I live we shall see.

Proverb, Spanish

38.

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

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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

Dietrich, Marlene

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

Bierce, Ambrose

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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

42.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

43.

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

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If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?

Dolores Huerta

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

Twain, Mark

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

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Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.