“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.” — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick. — Gary Smalley Copy Share Image
In fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
By not forgiving, by not letting wrongs go, we aren't getting back at anyone. We are merely punishing ourselves by barricading our… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past, by old grievances that do not permit life to proceed with new… — Lance Morrow Copy Share Image
How many times should you forgive your household bruiser? You should not even think about forgiving him. Not yet. Not as long… — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
“But not forgiving yourself often becomes the root of severe self-loathing extreme self hatred and intense inhibitions. It will be next to… — Sue Augustine Copy Share Image
When you remain angry with another person, you give away your emotional control to that person each time you think of him… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Take then this Book, look into it, and show me when Jesus was not forgiving. Read this diving tragedy and tell me… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
You can forgive someone almost anything. But you cannot tolerate everything...We don't have to tolerate what people do just because we forgive… — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
Not forgiving someone hurts you worse than it hurts him...even if he doesn't deserve to be forgiven...Not forgiving someone is like not… — Mercedes Lackey Copy Share Image
The narratives we create in order to justify our actions and choices become in so many ways who we are. They are… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
Take it slowly. The deepest resentments are wrapped up in a lot of hurt and pain. We think we're protecting ourselves by… — Howard Martin Copy Share Image
Not forgiving prolongs hurt and anger and leads to smoldering resentment, which will make us miserable until it kills us. Resentment destroys… — Richard Walters Copy Share Image
