“With all respect to the Buddha and to the early Christian celibates, I sometimes wonder if all this teaching about nonattachment and… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Admittedly, repentance is not always easy; I suppose it would not be true repentance if it were. It can also take a… — David S. Baxter Copy Share Image
“For that smile, I'll forgive you for sleeping with any bastard." He almost went mad thinking about the chaos in his family,… — Eka Kurniawan Copy Share Image
You should remember that though another may have more money, beauty, and education than you, when it comes to the rarer spiritual… — David Kreger Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness isn't reserved for the ones who deserve it. God gives it freely, and we should do the same. The one person… — Liz Johnson Copy Share Image
“But she stopped herself. That wouldn't make it right. You didn't forgive because it was the only choice you thought you had.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what we do in order… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Every time I pray, I ask for forgiveness. I'm a sinner. I sin every single day. But I do know that God… — Mark Teixeira Copy Share Image
If we want other people to give us something that only God can give, we become a demon. We say, "Love me!"… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“generosity involved in proactively forgiving other people. This form of generosity, and the positive feelings it evokes in generous forgivers, have been… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
“Judging Others 37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and… — Various Copy Share Image
We must try again to be alive to what the people of our country really long for in our national life: forgiveness… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
In a way, forgiving is only for the brave. It is for those people who are willing to confront their pain, accept… — Gordon Dalbey Copy Share Image
“It is forgiveness that sets a man working for God. He does not work in order to be forgiven, but because he… — Horatius Bonar Copy Share Image
“If Elirena was a hero, if what she did is heroism, then that's just too bad. Let them call me a traitor… — Andrzej Sapkowski Copy Share Image
Sometimes we do most things out of respect. But others will think otherwise. On the other hand, respect is earned. Trust has… — Kimi Black Copy Share Image
“You will, at times, be the most selfish asshole you can possibly imagine. You will step out of your own integrity. You… — Jeanette LeBlanc Copy Share Image
“It is far kinder and smarter to show someone a better path in life than to darkly follow down their's with the… — Isabella Poretsis Copy Share Image
“Love from novels isn't true love: it ends where it should begin. True love, deep love, grows up with time, throughout days… — Gabrielle Dubois Copy Share Image
“Realize you have awesome people around you who want to love you. Let them. Show them you love them back. (Actions trump… — Kari Luna Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness, not for those who act in malice; those who plot with secrecy between shadows and the soul lost in the carnality… — Alejandro C. Estrada Copy Share Image
Forgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let it go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling… — Brian Weiss Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is the most important thing. We all have to forgive what was done to us - the Irish people have to… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
“I forgive them because they're human and weak. The longer I live, the more I am overwhelmed by the utter, utter weakness… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“Your comeback depends upon coming home to your Father. Accept His love and forgiveness. Allow Him to restore you, celebrate you, and… — Tim Storey Copy Share Image
“That would be me,” I said. “Good afternoon, gentlemen. Is this a joke?” “I beg your pardon?” the older fellow inquired politely,… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
“To forgive or not forgive, that is the question. Victims of abuse have been hurt in so many ways it makes it… — Tracy A Malone Copy Share Image
The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
When Jesus stepped into the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist, he did so not because he… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“The result of pretending to be a more amiable, a more forgiving, a more high-minded person than one really is, has sooner… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“When you say those wedding vows at eighteen, you are committing yourselves—with all that you are and all that you have—to only… — Marisa de los Santos Copy Share Image
“Please forgive me for fighting against us, Gavin. Please forgive me for not fighting for us when I knew we were supposed… — Gail McHugh Copy Share Image
Fear, lest, by forgetting what you are by nature, you also forget the need that you have of continual pardon, support, and… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
“Why is it that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than to a brother? God is… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“In the end, it seems to me that forgiveness may be the only realistic antidote we are offered in love, to combat… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
“I believe in brevity. I believe that you, the reader, entrust me, the writer, with your most valued commodity—your time. I shouldn’t… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I think [forgiveness] may be the greatest virtue on earth, and certainly the most needed. There is so much of meanness and… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“They gave me their names, asking me to forgive them and to pray for them. I would later learn how important it… — Vassula Ryden Copy Share Image
“But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future, and you’ve made it this far, please remember: you will… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image