Forgiveness Quotes

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He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life. — C.S. Lewis
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. — William Shakespeare
Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die. — Nelson Mandela
Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion. — George MacDonald
In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities… — Mark Twain
Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. — Louis Dudek
We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive… — Louise Hay
If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in… — Dag Hammarskjold
My brain must have felt sorry for me, so it'd created the only type of guy I could touch - a fantasy one. — Unknown Author
Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects… — Abraham Lincoln
The advocate of religious freedom is to expect neither peace nor forgiveness from [the clergy]. — Thomas Jefferson
God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.. — Timothy Keller
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. — Lewis B. Smedes
It's much harder to give up on family.Deep down you want it to work so badly that you keep making the same mistake. — Tori Spelling
Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past, by old grievances that do not permit life to proceed with new business. — Lance Morrow
See, forgiveness doesn't happen all at once. It's not an event - it's a process. — Barry Lyga
Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other. — Judy Collins
Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something it was never meant to be, it can make you… — Lewis B. Smedes
To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. — Franklin P. Adams
Pray you now, forget and forgive. — William Shakespeare
Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which… — Stephen Covey
You can forgive someone almost anything. But you cannot tolerate everything...We don't have to tolerate what people do just because we forgive them for doing… — Lewis B. Smedes
The pavilion that seems to be hiding you from God may be fear of man rather than this desire to serve others. The Savior's only… — Henry B. Eyring
Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free. — Stormie Omartian

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