Forgive Quotes

2380 Forgive quotes by 1314 unique authors

God will forgive me. It's his job." Heine said this on his deathbed (1856). Hilarious. He must have thought that up years before and counted… — Heinrich Heine
I took all the blame. I admitted mistakes I hadn't made, intentions I'd never had. Whenever she turned cold and hard, I begged her to… — Bernhard Schlink
They hurt you. You hurt 'em back. Or maybe it is the other way around. Whatever. Someday you might find a way to forgive each… — Brian K. Vaughan
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged — Heinrich Heine
The truest grace is not to forgive, but to have never found fault. — Richard Paul Evans
...if anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you… — William P. Young
Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive. — William P. Young
Whores and writers, Mahound. We are the people you can't forgive. — Salman Rushdie
I know it. I know I shall make beastly mistakes, Father-" "The world does not forgive mistakes so quickly, my girl." He sounds bitter and… — Libba Bray
How to forgive the world for its beauty, which merely disguises its ugliness; for its gentleness, which merely cloaks its cruelty; for its illusion of… — Salman Rushdie
To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems omnipotent; To love, and bear;… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
He believed in God even if he was doubtful of men's claims to know God's mind. But that a God unable to forgive was no… — Cormac McCarthy
I forgive you," I said. I said what I had to. I would die by pieces to save myself from real death. — Alice Sebold
Just be you-strong and honest. The rest falls into place if you do that. It always has. It always will. Remember that. No matter what… — Melissa Marr
In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long… — Benjamin Franklin
We spoke about our dreams and how we always felt safe in them, no matter how bad everthing else seemed. He told me it was… — Melina Marchetta
In the photograph by my bed my mother is perpetually smiling on me. I guess I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night… — Sue Monk Kidd
There is a saying that to understand is to forgive, but that is an error, so Papa used to say. You must forgive in order… — Marilynne Robinson
I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen… — Bernhard Schlink
I dinna know what's a sadist. And if I forgive you for this afternoon, I reckon you'll forgive me, too, as soon as ye can… — Diana Gabaldon
Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile. — Mark Twain
A mistake made with good in your heart is still a mistake, but it is one for which you must forgive yourself. — Linda Sue Park
You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get… — Agatha Christie
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people. — Haruki Murakami
Would the last animal, eating garbage and living on the last scrap of land, his mate dead, would he still forgive you? — Barry Lopez

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