Forgive Quotes

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She understood him. He could not forgive her,-but he could not be unfeeling. Though condemning her for the past, and considering it with high and… — Jane Austen
Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive… — Fred Rogers
What care I if it be "wild and improbable" and "lacking in literary art"? I refuse to be any longer hampered by such canons of… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
What is there to forgive?. . .Ignore forgive and concentrate on living. Life for you is short; far too short to allow small jealousies to… — Jasper Fforde
I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from… — John Flanagan
God forgive me everything!’ she said, feeling the impossibility of struggling... — Leo Tolstoy
One day I will forgive you; until then there are scabs everywhere that you have touched me. — Salvador Plascencia
When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. 'What vanity,' they screamed,… — Nikos Kazantzakis
I would encourage you to make your own investigation of the one whom, as He died, prayed for those who killed Him: 'Father forgive them… — Gary Chapman
I hated him for as long as I could. But then I realized that loving him...that was a part of me, and one of the… — Diana Gabaldon
To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not… — Mahatma Gandhi
You didn't have to come after me." "Yes, I did," he said. "You're far too inexperienced to protect yourself in a hostile situation without me."… — Cassandra Clare
MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you — Idries Shah
I suppose I could let bygones be bygones, forgive and forget, yadda yadda. But where's the fun in that? These pretty little bitches got everything… — Sara Shepard
Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge. — Karl Lagerfeld
I must remember to forgive myself. Because there's an awful lot of gray to work with. No one can live in the light all the… — Libba Bray
I think oysters are more beautiful than any religion,' he resumed presently. 'They not only forgive our unkindness to them; they justify it, they incite… — Hector Hugh Munro
Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember. — Barbara Kingsolver
He leant his two elbows on his knees, and his chin on his hands and remained rapt in dumb meditation. On my inquiring the subject… — Emily Bronte
It made me wonder how many times we forgive just because we don't want to lose someone, even if they don't deserve our forgiveness. — Deb Caletti
It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of… — Stephen Covey
He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. — George Herbert
Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love. — Richard Paul Evans
You say: 'Oh, please forgive' You say: 'Oh, live and let live.' But sorry doesn't help us. Sorry will not save us. Sorry is just… — Steven Morrissey
But do you remember Gandalf’s words: Even Gollum may have something yet to do? But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring.… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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