Forgiving Quotes

1882 Forgiving quotes by 1110 unique authors

And what I thought, every time I thought about my father, every time his name came up, was quite simply: I WANT TO KILL YOU.… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
The universe forgives those who give until their hearts are aching and their spirits weak, and finds a way to renew all strength and cure… — Janet Morris
It is the Spirit of Christ in us that will draw satan's fire. The people of the world will not much care what we believe… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
To forgive and accept injustice is cowardice. — Mahatma Gandhi
Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for the same thing. The important thing is that a discord has been resolved. — C.S. Lewis
Too often, our minds are so burdened because of the mistakes we have made that we do not take the time to forgive ourselves and… — Ernest Holmes
Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer. — Gautama Buddha
What antidote can there be for an idea that popular and poisonous? Revenge provides revenge, which is sure to provide revenge, forming an endless chain… — Kurt Vonnegut
If you feel you can't forgive, ask God to penetrate your unforgiveness with His love. When we have to do the impossible, God says that… — Stormie Omartian
When others hurt us in ways we don't deserve, at some point we will come to the crossroads of decision. We will have to look… — Pam W. Vredevelt
Because God is a God of mercy and His mercy endures forever, you can trust that he will have mercy on you (See: 1 Chronicles… — Stormie Omartian
When forgiveness is necessary, don't wait too long. We must begin to forgive, because without forgiving, we choke off our own joy; we kill our… — Lewis B. Smedes
When we forgive someone, we do not forget the hurtful act, as if forgetting came along with the forgiveness package, the way strings come with… — Lewis B. Smedes
Once we have forgiven, however, we get a new freedom to forget. This time forgetting is a sign of health; it is not a trick… — Lewis B. Smedes
Can you stop your memory on a dime, put it in reverse, and spin it in another direction the way you can reverse direction on… — Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiving is tough. Excusing is easy. What a mistake it is to confuse forgiving with being mushy, soft, gutless, and oh, so understanding. Before we… — Lewis B. Smedes
Sometimes people hurt us unintentionally. We may view that they've hurt us intentionally and want revenge. But sometimes when we really look back again, we… — Cindy Wright
Forgiveness involves pardon. Basically, that is like erasing their offenses toward us from a marking board. We immediately wash their offenses away like a wave… — Gary Smalley
Love is the ability to live your life with an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome, the ability within yourself to distinguish within yourself… — Gary Zukav
Inner Forgiveness is therapeutic. If you do not Forgive you cannot be Internally Healed. Forgiving heals the Soul. — Choa Kok Sui
One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he… — Orlando Aloysius Battista
I have a dream that America will pray and God will forgive us our sins. — Alveda King
Forgiving was the hardest thing. Sometimes forgiving was the hardest thing in the whole world. — Sergei Lukyanenko
Enduring and forgiving are two different things. You must not forgive the cruelty of this world. It's our duty as human beings to be angry… — Hiromu Arakawa
Forgive yourself for the decisions you have made, the ones you still call mistakes when you tuck them in at night — Sarah Kay

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