No one really forgives unless he has been hurt.

“A new day always forgives you, unless it's raining and you wake up in jail.”

— Bob Thurber

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

— Stephen Colbert

God forgives,but he never forgets!

— Patience

“Even if God forgives you, you do not forgive yourself. You live in your sorrow like a room of mirrors that reflects on and…

— Rebecca Johns

“Sometimes one forgives in order to remain in a relationship with someone she cares about, even if the person has caused her pain and…

— Carolyn Jessop

“Give me strength to forgive. Because he who forgives is the greatest. And I know I cannot forget.”

— Meša Selimović

“God forgives. Nowhere did it say that angels had to. I”

— Erin R. Bedford

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Spoken forgiveness, no matter how heartfelt, works best when we do not demand the response we want. I mean that when we tell people…

— Lewis B. Smedes

I have discovered that most people who tell me that they cannot forgive a person who wronged them are handicapped by a mistaken understanding…

— Lewis B. Smedes

...Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving.

— Lewis B. Smedes

Love yourself love everyone if though you don't like them or if you've done them something Forgives is the key. . .

— Jordan Brown

“Experience tells us what not to do again & what to do better. Our heart forgives whilst our mind remembers and becomes the gatekeeper…

— Bluenscottish

“Do not be misled into thinking that God simply forgives and forgets. If that were so, there would be no judgment.”

— Eduvie Donald

Scorpio forgives but never forgets.

— Anonymous