Forgiveness Quotes

2479 Forgiveness quotes by 1209 unique authors

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining… — Desmond Tutu
Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he… — Desmond Tutu
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. — Mark Twain
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. — Peter Ustinov
The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive. — Iyanla Vanzant
You've got to know what your 'thing' is, and you've got to call it a 'thing,' whether it's meanness, nastiness, un-forgiveness, arrogance, ego, resistance, rebelliousness… — Iyanla Vanzant
If I say, 'I forgive you,' I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart is… — Miroslav Volf
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -… — Voltaire
We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature. — Voltaire
I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and… — Mark Wahlberg
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. — William Arthur Ward
And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot… — Rick Warren
It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own. — Jessamyn West
I desired to become a Christian, and prayed earnestly for the forgiveness of my sins. I felt a peace of mind resulting, and loved every… — Ellen G. White
The schools would fail through their silence, the Church through its forgiveness, and the home through the denial and silence of the parents. The new… — Simon Wiesenthal
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. — Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. — Oscar Wilde
Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. — Oscar Wilde
Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven. — Charles Williams
Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness. — Dar Williams
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet,… — Marianne Williamson
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. — Marianne Williamson
We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right. — Marianne Williamson
Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it. — Marianne Williamson
The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self. — Marianne Williamson

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