Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

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

- Auson

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Gandhi, Indira

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

Sophocles

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

Twain, Mark

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

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

Edwards, Tryon

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

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

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

10.

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

11.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

12.

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

Lauter

13.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

14.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

15.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

16.

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

Proverb, Spanish

17.

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

18.

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

William Shakespeare

19.

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

Lawana Blackwell

20.

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

Augustine, St.

21.

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Pope, Alexander

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

Auson

27.

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Mcdowell, Josh

28.

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

Euripides

29.

A man must learn to forgive himself.

Ficke, Arthur Davison

30.

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

Lawana Blackwell

31.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Josh Billings

32.

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

Brown, Les

33.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

34.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

Brown, Les

35.

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

Heine, Heinrich

36.

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

Real Live Preacher

37.

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

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel

38.

God has a big eraser.

Zeoli, Billy

39.

We easily pardon an offense we had part in.

Juoy

40.

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

Ingersoll, Robert Green

41.

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

Bacon, Francis

42.

Forgotten is forgiven.

43.

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

Boese, Paul

44.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

45.

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

Balzac, Honore De

46.

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

47.

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

Howe, Edgar Watson

48.

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

Dietrich, Marlene

49.

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

50.

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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