Forgiving Quotes

1882 Forgiving quotes by 1110 unique authors

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be… — Sidney Poitier
To understand all is to forgive all. — Evelyn Waugh
I forgive nothing. If you stole my orange crayon in the fifth grade, you're still on my hit list, buddy. — Jonathan Carroll
Helped are those who forgive; their reward shall be forgetfulness of every evil done to them. It will be in their power, therefore, to envision… — Alice Walker
And who understands? Not me, because if I did I would forgive it all. — Ernest Hemingway
I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him. — C.S. Lewis
We are chained to that which we do not forgive — Richard Paul Evans
...a choice had to be made when your husband said something unkind. Specifically: be cruel, be strong, or sulk. 'Be cruel' by saying an unkind… — Jaclyn Moriarty
there is a God, there always has been. I see him here, in the eyes of the people in this [hospital] corridor of desperation. This… — Khaled Hosseini
Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal. — C.S. Lewis
Forgive everyone for your own sins and be sure to tell them you love them which you do. — Jack Kerouac
I no longer agree to treat myself with disrespect. Every time a self-critical thought comes to mind, I will forgive the Judge and follow this… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when… — Eric Hoffer
And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive. — Corrie Ten Boom
Even as the angry vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going… — Corrie Ten Boom
I hold another creed, which no one ever taught me, and which I seldom mention, but in which I delight, and to which I cling,… — Charlotte Bronte
You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance. — Rudyard Kipling
When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you. — Jon Krakauer
Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women. — Margaret Atwood
This is a lttle prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess if they are going to force those kids to pray… — George Carlin
I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit, and whom… — Juan Ramon Jimenez
Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven… — John Piper
I am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that I catch in my hair like strong fingers… — Lucille Clifton
It is a foolish woman who expects her husband to be to her that which only Jesus Christ Himself can be: always ready to forgive,… — Ruth Graham
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. — C.S. Lewis

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