“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you. — Barbara Johnson Copy Share Image
“Holding onto grudges hurts the one unwilling to forgive more than anyone else.” — Carla Reighard Copy Share Image
May we never risk the life of our souls by being resentful or by bearing grudges. — Gregory of Nyssa Copy Share Image
How easy it is to forget grudges when someone has something you need. — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I learned a long time ago that you need to bury the hatchet. No need to hold grudges. That only weighs you… — Ken Shamrock Copy Share Image
“Most people are only doing the best that they know how to do.Blaming and holding grudges only brings more pain.” — Maggie Cox Copy Share Image
Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something. Forgiveness is for those who are confident enough to stand up… — John Reyes Copy Share Image
“See, those who wield the primordial forces of creation have a long-running grudge with physics.” — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Grudges are bridges with faulty spans. Falling off one is a lot more rewarding than getting stuck on the other side. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Hate seeing people I used to be such good friends with and not knowing them anymore. How do people hold grudges? That's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's a family that's loaded with grudges and passion. We come from a long line of robbers and highwaymen in Italy, you… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
“The fact that I try to bear grudges but in the end the original reason for it drifts away and I´m left… — Lucy Ellmann Copy Share Image
“Like many women, she would always find it easier to feel for a male (except, of course, her husband, against whom she… — Sigrid Nunez Copy Share Image
In my experience when a friend unloaded about a boyfriend or spouse, the listener soaked up the complaint and remembered it long… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
“I stored up my old grudges like family heirlooms. Was this too petty? Let me tell you, hatred and resentment are built… — Yeng Pway Ngon Copy Share Image
“She doesn’t burn bridges, she covers them in gypsy flowers and feather kisses, then strolls along her merry way. Too heavy to… — Melody Lee Copy Share Image
“You can do the right thing that seems wrong to others, or the wrong thing that seems right, and its actually puerile… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm a forgiver. I might not forget, but I forgive. My mother, father and older brother always told me: 'Don't hold grudges.… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“I think deeply about things and want others to do likewise. I work for ideas and learn from people. I don’t like… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
“..."Charming people, when not actively shooting one another," a friend had once said, which was so unkind, but, like so many unkind… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
Life is too short, grudges are a waste of perfect happiness, laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go… — Cheyenne Jones Copy Share Image
“You stubborn bastard. Take it from someone who knows firsthand, there’s a lot to be said for forgiveness. Grudges seldom hurt anyone… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“Women collect grievances, hold grudges and change shape. They pass hard, legitimate judgments, unlike the purblind guesses of men, fogged with romanticism… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
There is no end to the creativity, ingenuity, and tenacity of those who look for reasons to criticize. They cannot seem to… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“No need for grudges or resentment. I wanted this, I wanted a new life. I was tired of everything, tired of me.… — J.C. Wickhart 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
