Forgiveness Quotes · Page 142

“Acceptance can be so freeing. Before you know it, you’ll move toward forgiveness, which leads to wholeness.”

— Arelis Calkins

“To forgive another person means you have first condemned them. When we condemn others we condemn ourselves.”

— Bryant McGill

Do not forget this: the Lord never wearies of forgiving! We are the ones who weary of asking for forgiveness.

— Pope Francis

“Be careful when a hypocrite forgives you because in the end he will sting you with the sting of the haters.”

— Kamaran Ihsan Salih

Justification and regeneration are simultaneous. The pardoned sinner becomes a child of God in justification.

— William J. Seymour

Ok. Now that I'm done being pissed off I'm going to sleep so I can wake up tomorrow and pray for forgiveness.

— Anonymous

When you forgive people who don't deserve your forgiveness, you leave them in conflict with their conscience.

— Anonymous

“A man can forgive a woman who leaves whoring for him, but he'll never forgive one who goes whoring for him.”

— Brent Weeks

Hatred ties you to the person responsible for your pain, but what enables you to start walking away from him or her…

— Anonymous

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

— Charles Williams

Forgiveness for one's self is the only way we can keep going through life and give ourselves the best chance at being…

— Yolanda Hadid

Forgiveness doesn't mean giving people a second chance to hurt you. It is just giving them an opportunity to improve on their…

— Terry Mark

Time eventually convinces most of us that forgiveness is a virtue. Conveniently, cowardice and forgiveness look identical at a certain distance.

— Jonathan Nolan

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to…

— Jane Austen

And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, ''I forgive you for what you did to me, but how…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“I can't speak for all people who have been hit by someone they love, but what I can tell you is that…

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

“What are you doing?” “What does it look like? I’m getting down on my knees.” His head butted against her stomach. Her…

— Alisha Rai

Jesus never met a disease he could not cure, a birth defect he could not reverse, a demon he could not exorcise.…

— Philip Yancey

We should forgive and forget the faults of others. Anger is the enemy of every spiritual aspirant. Anger causes loss of power…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

In order to receive forgiveness, we need to place our trust in Christ as our Savior and the Lord of our lives.…

— William Lane Craig

Jesus' forgiveness of our sins is the single most impactful part of the gospel, and when we forgive others who sin against…

— Johnnie Moore, Jr

In a way, forgiving is only for the brave. It is for those people who are willing to confront their pain, accept…

— Gordon Dalbey

If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiving does not usually happen at once. It is a process, sometimes a long one, especially when it comes to wounds gouged…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiving people who have hurt you is a gift to them. Forgetting people who have hurt you is a gift to you!..

— Anonymous

Let us this very day begin anew, and now say, with all our hearts, we will forsake our sins and be righteous.

— Joseph Smith, Jr

You can't have real love without operating in forgiveness. Love keeps giving the other person another chance.

— Joyce Meyer

“All we have to do is forgive ourselves wholly and completely for ever thinking that we are not good enough!”

— Jodi Aman

If you want God to help you, help another person. And if you want God to forgive you, forgive another person.

— Sister Yasmin Mogahed

Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

— John Dryden

Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.

— Nicky Gumbel

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.

— Anonymous

“One deep breath, one last step and out into oblivion where death held out its arms into a welcoming embrace.”

— Stephen Craig

“Maybe it’s about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it. Never tell me it amounts to the same…

— Margaret Atwood

“I suppose Anne was right when she observed that at any given moment we're all seeking someone's forgiveness.”

— Amor Towles

“Forgive those who hurt you yesterday. Reward those who help you today. Remember those who help you tomorrow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Forgive someone because you believe they are truly sorry, not just because you want to keep them in your life.

— Anonymous

Whenever we forgive, in small ways at home, or in great ways between nations, we free ourselves from the past.

— Jack Kornfield

Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.

— Max Lucado

Relationship is about forgiveness and compromise. It is about balance where one person complements each other.

— Nicholas Sparks