Forgiving Quotes

1882 Forgiving quotes by 1110 unique authors

A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I've just gotten in the habit of forgiving. — Lev Grossman
The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place. — Sacha Guitry
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on. — Bill Cosby
To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget. — Mason Cooley
Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one. — Billy Corgan
Those who easily forgive invite offenses. — Pierre Corneille
He who forgives readily only invites offense. — Pierre Corneille
I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the… — Simon Cowell
When you are happy you can forgive a great deal. — Princess Diana
The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because… — Novak Djokovic
It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others,… — Patty Duke
Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes. — Freeman Dyson
Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
God forgive you, but I never can. — Elizabeth I
Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores -… — Jim Elliot
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err. — Euripides
Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them? — Jules Feiffer
Forgotten is forgiven. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive… — Jane Fonda
A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. — Sydney J. Harris
God will forgive me. It's his job. — Heinrich Heine
God forgives those who invent what they need. — Lillian Hellman
He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to… — George Herbert
I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others. — Lauryn Hill
A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man. — E. W. Howe

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