--- title: "10 Saying Forgive Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 Saying Forgive quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Saying Forgive sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/anonymous-1_forgive_love-is-saying-i-forgive-you-for-hurting_199962.jpg" --- > [Love is saying, 'I forgive you for hurting me.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-is-saying-i-forgive-you-for-hurting-me/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/anonymous-1_forgive_love-is-saying-i-forgive-you-for-hurting_199962.jpg) > [“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-only-another-way-of-saying-i-3/) [Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/henry-ward-beecher-175_anger-and-forgivenes_i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-onl_2173048.png) > [I can forgive but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I cannot forgive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-only-another-way-of-saying-i/) [Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/henry-ward-beecher-175_forget_i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-onl_1332519.png) > [Only someone who can say 'I love you' is capable of saying 'I forgive you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/only-someone-who-can-say-i-love-you-is-capable-of-saying-i-forgive-you/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/paulo-coelho-10_capable_only-someone-who-can-say-i-love-you-is-c_958156.jpg) > [When saying you forgive someone, then throw it in their face every chance you get. Isn't truly forgiving. Forgive but never forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-beaubian/when-saying-you-forgive-someone-then-throw-it-in-their-face-every/) [Sabrina Beaubian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-beaubian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/sabrina-beaubian-32726_forgiveness_when-saying-you-forgive-someone-then-thr_1810907.jpg) > [“Henry Ward Beecher expressed the thought this way: "I can forgive but I cannot forget is another way of saying I cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/henry-ward-beecher-expressed-the-thought-this-way-i-can-forgive-but-i/) [Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/spencer-w-kimball-1179_forgive-forget_henry-ward-beecher-expressed-the-thought_67567.jpg) > [“The word sorry doesn't mean the guilt is there and saying I forgive you doesn't mean the hurt has gone away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknown-author-47/the-word-sorry-doesn-t-mean-the-guilt-is-there-and-saying-i-forgive/) [Unknown Author 47](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unknown-author-47/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/unknown-author-47-67143_forgiveness_the-word-sorry-doesn-t-mean-the-guilt-is_1433177.jpg) > [“Forgiveness does not mean you forget what someone has done, contrary to the saying “Forgive and forget.” Not reacting with negativity, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv/forgiveness-does-not-mean-you-forget-what-someone-has-done-contrary/) [Dalai Lama XIV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_forgive-and-forget_forgiveness-does-not-mean-you-forget-wha_1510407.jpg) > [I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-only-another-way-of-saying-i-2/) [Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/henry-ward-beecher-175_forget_i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-onl_1477001.jpg) > [“forgiving our fathers by dick lourie maybe in a dream: he's in your power you twist his arm but you're not sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-lourie/forgiving-our-fathers-by-dick-lourie-maybe-in-a-dream-he-s-in-your/) [Dick Lourie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-lourie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/dick-lourie-110296_dreams_forgiving-our-fathers-by-dick-lourie-may_486308.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saying-forgive/#itemlist", "name": "Saying Forgive Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { 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Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Ward Beecher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-only-another-way-of-saying-i-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/henry-ward-beecher-175_forget_i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-onl_1477001.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/henry-ward-beecher-175_forget_i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-onl_1477001.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/henry-ward-beecher-175_forget_i-can-forgive-but-i-cannot-forget-is-onl_1477001.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. 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