Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

- Dudek, Louis

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

1.

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

Twain, Mark

2.

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

Bacon, Francis

3.

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

Thomas Szasz

4.

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

5.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

6.

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

Lauter

7.

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

8.

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

9.

Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

10.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

11.

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

Dolores Huerta

12.

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

Ingersoll, Robert Green

13.

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

Bierce, Ambrose

14.

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

15.

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

Lawana Blackwell

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

Forgotten is forgiven.

20.

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

Euripides

21.

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

22.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Gandhi, Indira

23.

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

24.

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

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel

25.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Ausonius

26.

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

Szasz, Thomas

27.

Forgiveness is God's command.

Luther, Martin

28.

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

Balzac, Honore De

29.

If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember.

Gibran, Kahlil

30.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

31.

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

Dietrich, Marlene

32.

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

Proverb

33.

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

Bible

34.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Francis of Assisi, St.

35.

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

36.

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

Camus, Albert

37.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Corneille, Pierre

38.

God has a big eraser.

Zeoli, Billy

39.

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

Mitchell, Margaret

40.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

41.

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Mcdowell, Josh

42.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

43.

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

44.

It really doesn't matter if the person who hurt you deserves to be forgiven. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. You have things to do and you want to move on.

Real Live Preacher

45.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

46.

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

Wilde, Oscar

47.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

48.

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