Forgiveness Quotes
2479 Forgiveness quotes by 1209 unique authors
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It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive…
— Ignatius of Antioch
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Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our…
— Gerald Jampolsky
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But you know all about that, being sorry and having no words to say something when you know you should but you just can't.
— Heather Gudenkauf
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If love is truly a verb, if help is a verb, if forgiveness is a verb, if kindness is a verb, then you can do…
— Betty Eadie
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The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.
— Lawana Blackwell
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How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
— Publilius Syrus
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Forgiveness is the way to true health and happiness.
— Gerald Jampolsky
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Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.
— Gerald Jampolsky
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An intuitive grasp of your character is formed by exploring scenes of profound emotional import-moments of overwhelming shame, joy, fear, pride, regret, forgiveness.
— David Corbett
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Forgiveness and the release of the past open the creative flow of life, supporting all levels of mind, heart, body, emotion, and spirit. This energy…
— Jamie Sams
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True forgiveness is a self-healing process which starts with you and gradually extends to everyone else.
— Robert Holden
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Learn to forgive yourself and move on.
— Helene D. Gayle
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I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.
— Gerald Jampolsky
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Forgiveness is a form of gratitude. When we forgive others, we show them the mercy that we have often received and been thankful for.
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
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We do not have to make ourselves suffer in order to merit forgiveness. We simply receive the forgiveness earned by Christ. 1 John 1:9 says…
— Timothy Keller
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Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy,…
— Timothy Keller
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Forgiveness is an inner correction that lightens the heart. It is for our peace of mind first. Being at peace, we will now have peace…
— Gerald Jampolsky
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No matter what the storm clouds bring, you can face your pain with courage and hope. For two thousand years ago-six hours, one Friday-Christ firmly…
— Max Lucado
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Forgiveness ... is a willingness to get over what you think should have happened and an acceptance of the reality of what actually happened.
— Rhonda Britten
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A man and his wife, each in a different small plane, were out enjoying a flight, when the husband committed a flight error. He was…
— Truman G. Madsen
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As for the Folsom Prison show, ... would anybody have the guts to do that show now 50 Cent, maybe I think the whole idea…
— James Mangold
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The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought…
— Seneca the Younger
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Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.
— Benjamin Franklin
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When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that…
— Gerald Jampolsky
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After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And issues, deceives with whispering ambitions Guides us by vanities.
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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