--- title: "12 Accept Forgive Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Accept Forgive quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Accept Forgive sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/khayekat-91436_accept_accept-forgive-and-let-go-2350921_2350921.jpg" --- > [Accept, forgive and let go .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khayekat/accept-forgive-and-let-go/) [Khayekat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khayekat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/khayekat-91436_accept_accept-forgive-and-let-go-2350921_2350921.jpg) > [The best way to escape from the past is not to avoid or forget it, But to accept and forgive it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-best-way-to-escape-from-the-past-is-not-to-avoid-or-forget-it-but/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/anonymous-1_acceptance_the-best-way-to-escape-from-the-past-is_1215513.jpg) > [“Home is where 'I know you', 'I accept you', 'I forgive you', and 'I love you' are most likely to be heard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/home-is-where-i-know-you-i-accept-you-i-forgive-you-and-i-love-you/) [Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/richelle-e-goodrich-180_acceptance_home-is-where-i-know-you-i-accept-you-i_3144962.jpg) > [“If you still accept the idea of regret, it means you can't yet accept nor forgive your past laxity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta/if-you-still-accept-the-idea-of-regret-it-means-you-can-t-yet-accept/) [Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/toba-beta-105_regret_if-you-still-accept-the-idea-of-regret-i_2909858.jpg) > [The moment an individual can accept and forgive him or herself, even a little, is the moment in which he or she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-kennedy/the-moment-an-individual-can-accept-and-forgive-him-or-herself-even-a/) [Eugene Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/eugene-kennedy-28170_accepting_the-moment-an-individual-can-accept-and_2296062.png) > [“Don't expect people to always understand you. Instead, learn to understand them. Then Accept , Forgive & Love unconditionally. This is sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rvm/don-t-expect-people-to-always-understand-you-instead-learn-to/) [RVM](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rvm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/rvm-800_inspirational_don-t-expect-people-to-always-understand_2457904.jpg) > [When you cheat on a girl, you think she has to accept it,forgive you and continue, and is funny because at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria/when-you-cheat-on-a-girl-you-think-she-has-to-accept-it-forgive-you/) [Maria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/maria-3454_cheat_when-you-cheat-on-a-girl-you-think-she-h_595857.jpg) > [It seems that most people need to experience a great deal of suffering before they will relinquish resistance and accept - before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/it-seems-that-most-people-need-to-experience-a-great-deal-of/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/eckhart-tolle-81_accepting_it-seems-that-most-people-need-to-experi_1488816.jpg) > [LOVE Yourself ACCEPT Yourself FORGIVE Yourself BE GOOD TO Yourself because without you the rest of us are without a source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-yourself-accept-yourself-forgive-yourself-be-good-to-yourself/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/anonymous-1_accept_love-yourself-accept-yourself-forgive-yo_693814.jpg) > [Only when we accept and forgive all that is or has been the good, the bad, and the ugly of our human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-choquette/only-when-we-accept-and-forgive-all-that-is-or-has-been-the-good-the/) [Sonia Choquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-choquette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/sonia-choquette-8707_accepting_only-when-we-accept-and-forgive-all-that_650436.png) > [In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a marriage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/in-a-word-live-together-in-the-forgiveness-of-your-sins-for-without/) [Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/dietrich-bonhoeffer-303_accepting_in-a-word-live-together-in-the-forgivene_1965751.jpg) > [“What can we do when we have hurt people and nowthey consider us to be their enemy? Thereare few things to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh-peace-is-every-step-the-path-of-mindfulness-in-everyday-life/what-can-we-do-when-we-have-hurt-people-and-nowthey-consider-us-to-be/) [Thich Nhat Hanh-Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thich-nhat-hanh-peace-is-every-step-the-path-of-mindfulness-in-everyday-life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/thich-nhat-hanh-peace-is-every_daily-life_what-can-we-do-when-we-have-hurt-people_988325.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accept-forgive/#itemlist", "name": "Accept Forgive Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Accept, forgive and let go .", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Khayekat" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khayekat/accept-forgive-and-let-go/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/khayekat-91436_accept_accept-forgive-and-let-go-2350921_2350921.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/khayekat-91436_accept_accept-forgive-and-let-go-2350921_2350921.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/khayekat-91436_accept_accept-forgive-and-let-go-2350921_2350921.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Accept, forgive and let go .” — Khayekat", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The best way to escape from the past is not to avoid or forget it, But to accept and forgive it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-best-way-to-escape-from-the-past-is-not-to-avoid-or-forget-it-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/anonymous-1_acceptance_the-best-way-to-escape-from-the-past-is_1215513.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/anonymous-1_acceptance_the-best-way-to-escape-from-the-past-is_1215513.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/anonymous-1_acceptance_the-best-way-to-escape-from-the-past-is_1215513.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The best way to escape from the past is not to avoid or forget it, But to accept and forgive it.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Home is where 'I know you', 'I accept you', 'I forgive you', and 'I love you' are most likely to be heard.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richelle E. 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That means we must love our humanness and all of our failings; we must accept, learn from, and yes, even love our mistakes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonia Choquette" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-choquette/only-when-we-accept-and-forgive-all-that-is-or-has-been-the-good-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/sonia-choquette-8707_accepting_only-when-we-accept-and-forgive-all-that_650436.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/sonia-choquette-8707_accepting_only-when-we-accept-and-forgive-all-that_650436.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/sonia-choquette-8707_accepting_only-when-we-accept-and-forgive-all-that_650436.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Only when we accept and forgive all that is or has been the good, the bad, and the ugly of our human lives…” — Sonia Choquette", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a marriage, can survive. Don’t insist on your rights, don’t blame each other, don’t judge or condemn each other, don’t find fault with each other, but accept each other as you are, and forgive each other every day from the bottom of your hearts…", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dietrich Bonhoeffer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/in-a-word-live-together-in-the-forgiveness-of-your-sins-for-without/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/dietrich-bonhoeffer-303_accepting_in-a-word-live-together-in-the-forgivene_1965751.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/dietrich-bonhoeffer-303_accepting_in-a-word-live-together-in-the-forgivene_1965751.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/dietrich-bonhoeffer-303_accepting_in-a-word-live-together-in-the-forgivene_1965751.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a…” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What can we do when we have hurt people and nowthey consider us to be their enemy? Thereare few things to do. The first thing is to take the time to say, “I am sorry, I hurt you out of my ignorance, out of my lack of mindfulness, out of my lack of skillfulness. I will try my best to change myself. I don’t dare to say anything more to you.” Sometimes, we do not have the intention to hurt, but because we are not mindful or skillful enough, we hurt someone. Being mindful in our daily life is important, speaking in a way that will not hurt anyone. The second thing to do is to try to bring out the best part in ourselves, to transform ourselves. That is the only way to demonstrate what you have just said. When you have become fresh and pleasant, the other person will notice very soon. Then when there is a chance to approach that person, you can come to her as a flower and she will notice immediately that you are quite different. You may not have to say anything. Just seeing you like that, she will accept you and forgive you. That is called “speaking with your life and not just with words.” When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight. When you see in yourself the wish that the other person stop suffering,that is a sign of real love. But be careful. Sometimes you may think that you are stronger than you actually are. To test your real strength, try going to the other person to listen and talk to him or her, and you will discover right away whether your loving compassion is real. You need the other person in order to test. If you just meditate on some abstract principle such as understanding or love, it may be just your imagination and not real understanding or real love. Reconciliation opposes all forms of ambition, without taking sides. Most of us want to take sides in each encounter or conflict. We distinguish right from wrong based on partial evidence or hearsay. We need indignation in order to act, but even righteous, legitimate indignation is not enough. 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