Forgiveness Quotes

2479 Forgiveness quotes by 1209 unique authors

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man. — E. W. Howe
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness. — Elbert Hubbard
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. — Elbert Hubbard
Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. — Kin Hubbard
If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith. — Robert Green Ingersoll
If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my… — Jesse Jackson
We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges. — T.D. Jakes
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive. — T.D. Jakes
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself. — T.D. Jakes
Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past. — T.D. Jakes
Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us… — T.D. Jakes
I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives. — T.D. Jakes
Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend. — Jewel
To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look… — Angelina Jolie
Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. — Garrison Keillor
The highest result of education is tolerance. — Helen Keller
Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all. — Thomas a Kempis
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. — John F. Kennedy
I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should… — Abdul Qadeer Khan
I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult… — Sue Monk Kidd
You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say… — Nicole Kidman
I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter. — Nicole Kidman
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. — Coretta Scott King
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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