Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

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

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Best Quotes about Forgiveness

1.

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

2.

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

Twain, Mark

3.

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

4.

God will forgive me, that's his business.

Heine, Heinrich

5.

Forgiveness is God's command.

Luther, Martin

6.

Forgotten is forgiven.

7.

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

Bible

8.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

9.

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

Real Live Preacher

10.

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

Bible

11.

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

Dietrich, Marlene

12.

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

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel

13.

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

Wilde, Oscar

14.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Gandhi, Indira

15.

A man must learn to forgive himself.

Ficke, Arthur Davison

16.

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive

Harris, Sidney J.

17.

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Pope, Alexander

18.

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

Boese, Paul

19.

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

Camus, Albert

20.

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

Lawana Blackwell

21.

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

22.

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

23.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

24.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

Richter, Jean Paul

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

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26.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

27.

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

Bacon, Francis

28.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Corneille, Pierre

29.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Francis of Assisi, St.

30.

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

Mitchell, Margaret

31.

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

32.

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

Lawana Blackwell

33.

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Mcdowell, Josh

34.

I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

35.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Augustine, St.

36.

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

37.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Josh Billings

38.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the na?ve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

Szasz, Thomas

39.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

40.

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.

41.

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

42.

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

43.

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

Lauter

44.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

45.

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

Ingersoll, Robert Green

46.

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

47.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

Howe, Edgar Watson

48.

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

Thomas Szasz

49.

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

Diana, Princess of Wales

50.

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