Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

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Best Quotes about Forgiveness

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

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.

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

Bible

God has a big eraser.

Zeoli, Billy

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

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel

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

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

Boese, Paul

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

10.

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

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

Auson

12.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

13.

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

14.

Forgotten is forgiven.

15.

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

16.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

17.

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

Shaw, George Bernard

18.

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

Higginson, Ella

19.

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

Bible

20.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

21.

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

Lawana Blackwell

22.

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

23.

God will forgive me, that's his business.

Heine, Heinrich

24.

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

Szasz, Thomas

25.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

26.

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

27.

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

Sophocles

28.

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

Mitchell, Margaret

29.

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

Brown, Les

30.

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

Dolores Huerta

31.

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

Harris, Sidney J.

32.

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

Thomas Szasz

33.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

35.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

36.

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

37.

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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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

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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

40.

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

Bible

41.

Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

42.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

Brown, Les

43.

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

Dietrich, Marlene

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

Lawana Blackwell

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