Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness

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

- Shaw, George Bernard

Best Quotes about Forgiveness

1.

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

Twain, Mark

2.

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

Lawana Blackwell

3.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

4.

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

5.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

6.

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

7.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Ausonius

8.

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

Bible

9.

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

10.

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

Camus, Albert

11.

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

12.

A reconciled friend is a double enemy.

Proverb

13.

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

14.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

15.

We easily pardon an offense we had part in.

Juoy

16.

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

Wilde, Oscar

17.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Gandhi, Indira

18.

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

Lauter

19.

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

Edwards, Tryon

20.

God has a big eraser.

Zeoli, Billy

21.

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

Bacon, Francis

22.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Hubbard, Kin

23.

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

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.

God will forgive me, that's his business.

Heine, Heinrich

26.

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

27.

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

28.

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Balfour, Arthur James

29.

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

Howe, Edgar Watson

30.

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

Lawana Blackwell

31.

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

Dietrich, Marlene

32.

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

Bible

33.

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

Dolores Huerta

34.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

Brown, Les

35.

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

Shaw, Henry Wheeler

36.

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

Szasz, Thomas

37.

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

Diana, Princess of Wales

38.

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

Higginson, Ella

39.

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

40.

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

41.

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

Brown, Les

42.

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.

Franklin P. Adams

43.

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