Forgiveness Quotes

2479 Forgiveness quotes by 1209 unique authors

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away! — Saadi
We pardon as long as we love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection.… — Thomas Secker
"If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for… — Philip Neri
You cannot travel back in time to fix your mistakes, but you can learn from them and forgive yourself for not knowing better. — Leon Brown
Don't ask permission, just ask forgiveness. — Drake
Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter, hostile or self-pitying responses that… — Teresa of Avila
The mother is everything - she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of… — Khalil Gibran
It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness... — Abraham Lincoln
The only way to heal the pain which will not heal itself is to forgive the person who hurt you. Forgiveness heals the memory's vision.… — Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing. — Caroline Myss
Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go. — Melody Beattie
Love is a choice. Total forgiveness is a choice. It is not a feeling-at least at first-but is rather an act of the will. It… — R. T. Kendall
Do you prefer that you be right or happy? — Norman Cousins
Forgiveness is better than revenge, for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge is the sign of a savage nature. — Jerome Isaac Friedman
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

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