Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

- Heine, Heinrich

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

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

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Francis of Assisi, St.

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

Dolores Huerta

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

God has a big eraser.

Zeoli, Billy

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

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

Bible

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

Real Live Preacher

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When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

14.

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

Bible

15.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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

Augustine, St.

17.

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

Euripides

18.

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

Harris, Sidney J.

19.

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Mcdowell, Josh

20.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

21.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Corneille, Pierre

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

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Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

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

Lawana Blackwell

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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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You should pardon many things in others, nothing in yourself.

Auson

28.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

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Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Ausonius

30.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

31.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

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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

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Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Edwards, Tryon

34.

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

Ingersoll, Robert Green

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

Shaw, George Bernard

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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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A man must learn to forgive himself.

Ficke, Arthur Davison

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

Mahatma Gandhi

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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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Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

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

Boese, Paul

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

Richter, Jean Paul

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

Howe, Edgar Watson

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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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Forgotten is forgiven.

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To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

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

Proverb, Spanish

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

Wilde, Oscar