Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

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

- Dolores Huerta

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

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

Harris, Sidney J.

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

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Josh Billings

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

Augustine, St.

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

Dudek, Louis

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

Dietrich, Marlene

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

Lawana Blackwell

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

10.

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

11.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

Brown, Les

12.

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

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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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To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Pope, Alexander

15.

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

16.

Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

17.

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

Szasz, Thomas

18.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.

Shaw, Henry Wheeler

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Forgiveness is God's command.

Luther, Martin

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

Howe, Edgar Watson

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

Euripides

24.

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

Bacon, Francis

25.

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

Sophocles

26.

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

Proverb, Spanish

27.

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

Wilde, Oscar

28.

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

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

Bible

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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

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

Real Live Preacher

32.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

33.

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

34.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

35.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Francis of Assisi, St.

36.

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

Ingersoll, Robert Green

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

Proverb

38.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Ausonius

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

Brown, Les

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

43.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

44.

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

Mitchell, Margaret

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

Mahatma Gandhi

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

Boese, Paul

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A man must learn to forgive himself.

Ficke, Arthur Davison

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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

Marden, Orison Swett

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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

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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Gandhi, Indira