Forgive Quotes

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When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. — Francis Bacon
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even… — Honore de Balzac
One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed. — Bernard Baruch
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note… — Henry Ward Beecher
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. — Henry Ward Beecher
It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too. — Josh Billings
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for. — Mary J. Blige
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on. — Les Brown
Forgive those who have hurt you. — Les Brown
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. — Jean de la Bruyere
We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make… — Samuel Butler
I, for one, am quite willing to join the 'forgive, forget and move on' crowd, but it does make me wonder if Evangelicals are going… — Tony Campolo
People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do… — Jonathan Carroll
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. — Lord Chesterfield
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly.… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line. — Tom Clancy
In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all… — Hillary Clinton

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