Forgive Quotes

2380 Forgive quotes by 1314 unique authors

Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others. — Brennan Manning
People in general would rather die than forgive. It's THAT hard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die,"… — Sue Monk Kidd
He only shot one person," Nick remarked. "But the night is young." . . . Forgive him, he has no manners." I get by on… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before… — William Arthur Ward
Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest. — Sri Chinmoy
On those days when we're not ready to stop being offended, not ready to forgive, still determined to dish out the silent treatment, what we're… — Sheri L. Dew
All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. All lives, save loveless lives, true Love should pardon. — Oscar Wilde
My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality. — Oscar Wilde
In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a marriage, can survive. Don’t… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics of… — Rick Warren
To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are… — Dalai Lama
It's all very well to tell us to forgive our enemies; our enemies can never hurt us very much. But oh, what about forgiving our… — Willa Cather
Alexander, you broke my heart. But for carrying me on your back, for pulling my dying sled, for giving me your last bread, for the… — Paullina Simons
Oh, Callie-mine," Anne said, her voice taking on a tone she'd used when Callie was a little girl and crying over some injustice, "your white… — Sarah MacLean
I have no doubts that the Devil grins, As seas of ink I spatter. Ye gods, forgive my “literary” sins – The other kind don’t… — Robert W. Service
It may be an infinitely less evil to murder a man than to refuse to forgive him. The former may be the act of a… — George MacDonald
Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth.… — Oscar Wilde
Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us.… — Mitch Albom
What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal-I do not like your face, M. Ratchett. — Agatha Christie
It was a strange thing, to still be in love with your wife and to not know if you liked her. What would happen when… — Jodi Picoult
You and I will always be friends." "Yet you poisoned me with a book once. I should not forgive that. — Oscar Wilde
Betrayal was a stone beneath a mattress of thr bed you shared, something you felt digging into you no matter how you shifted position. What… — Jodi Picoult
...God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.... From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood… — Timothy Keller
Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others. — Mitch Albom
It bothers them that instead of taking on the role of abandoned lover, I have become a happy wife. They relish seeing strong women like… — Isabel Allende

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