Forgiveness Quotes

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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. — Hannah Arendt
Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven. — Kevyn Aucoin
Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again. — Saint Augustine
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. — Jane Austen
I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of my life, really,… — Michele Bachmann
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. — Francis Bacon
This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. — Francis Bacon
I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist. — Alan Ball
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. — 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 like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti. — Mario Batali
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge. — Scott Adams
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects… — Joseph Addison
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
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. — Henry Ward Beecher
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment. — Jose Bergamin
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. — Josh Billings
It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too. — Josh Billings
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. — Corrie Ten Boom

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