Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

- Ausonius

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

A man must learn to forgive himself.

Ficke, Arthur Davison

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

Shaw, Henry Wheeler

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

Howe, Edgar Watson

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

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

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

Sophocles

We easily pardon an offense we had part in.

Juoy

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

Bacon, Francis

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Gandhi, Indira

10.

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

Real Live Preacher

11.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Corneille, Pierre

12.

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

Bierce, Ambrose

13.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

14.

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

Szasz, Thomas

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

Bible

16.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

17.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

18.

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

19.

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

20.

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

21.

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

22.

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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It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

24.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

Butler, Samuel

25.

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

Dietrich, Marlene

26.

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

Proverb, Spanish

27.

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

Brown, Les

29.

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

Wilde, Oscar

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There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Josh Billings

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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

33.

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

Harris, Sidney J.

34.

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

Shaw, George Bernard

35.

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

Dolores Huerta

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

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It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

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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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Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Norman Cousins

40.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

Brown, Les

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

Edwards, Tryon

42.

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

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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

44.

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

Bible

45.

Never repeat old grievances.

Proverb

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

Euripides

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To err is human, to forgive is divine.