Forgiving Quotes

1882 Forgiving quotes by 1110 unique authors

Being nice doesn’t make you stupid. It makes you feel good because you know you are gracious enough to forgive and smart enough to realize… — C.S. Lewis
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all. — Jose Saramago
At that point, Noriko finally breaks down and begins to cry sobbing into her hands as the floodgates open - this young woman who has… — Paul Auster
Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in… — Marvin J. Ashton
the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet… — Eric Clapton
God knows I've got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don't. — Ava Gardner
You meet people who are in pain in life and love and you forgive them for behaving the way they do. — Daniel Handler
Do yourself a favor and forgive anyone that has anything against you. Do it as an act of faith and trust God to change and… — Joyce Meyer
It is remarkable how I am never quite clear about the motives for any of my decisions. Is that a sign of confusion or inner… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mine is a most peaceable disposition. My wishes are: a humble cottage with a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, the freshest milk… — Heinrich Heine
A stranger can see in an instant something in you that you might spend years learning about yourself. How awful we all are when we… — Stephen Elliott
Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding… — Mitch Albom
I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along. — Carrie P Snow
A man bumps me on his busy way without so much as an apology. But that is all right. I forgive you, busy man about… — Libba Bray
At the time, I didn't know what forgiveness meant. I wouldn't really know what forgiveness meant for another year, until my pastor, Rick McKinley, happened… — Donald Miller
Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho
Maybe it’s that I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others, or their offenses against me. My good opinion, once lost,… — Jane Austen
De pronto no puedo decirte lo que yo te debo decir, hombre,perdóname; sabrás que aunque no escuches mis palabras no me eché a llorar ni… — Pablo Neruda
At the beginning of human history, as we struggled to light fires and to chisel fallen trees into rudimentary canoes, who could have predicted that… — Alain de Botton
Just show him that I didn't need his apology, I guess. Show him that I was okay. Better than okay. I was happy, in spite… — Kelley Armstrong
How can I forgive if you are not ready to give up that which caused you to stumble? — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
When you love a child, you forgive her before she can even ask. Basically you've already forgiven her for things she hasn't even done yet. — Lisa Kleypas
But that's how life is. You never know how it's going to turn out, and you can't plan for everything. You just have to do… — Janette Rallison
Peter is ... adjusting. He's back in school, and he's doing quite well. I wish you could find it in your heart to forgive him."… — Josh Lanyon
You don't bless what you love...It's when you want to love and you can't manage it. You stretch out your hands and you say God… — Graham Greene

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