Absolution Quote by Emily Thorne

“Forgiveness is different from absolution.”

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

“Absolution is the washing away of sin. The promise of rebirth. And the chance to escape the transgressions of those who came before us.…

— Emily Thorne

“Someone's forgiveness will not heal you; condemnation or absolution is their test, not yours.”

— Bryant McGill

To be absolved, especially if you commit a crime, there is no absolution, you must pay. But for forgiveness, with God or nature, you…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

“It's cheaper to pardon than to resent. Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, and the waste of spirit.”

— Hannah More

“We are all worthwhile, sir, once we assume the burden of forgiveness and the effort of absolution.”

— Steven Erikson

“Forgiveness is the very opposite of anything which can be taken for granted.”

— John Stott

“Forgiveness is inherently powerful enough to extend itself wholly and completely to us even when we are the ones in need of forgiving ourselves.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“We cannot have a just society that applies the principle of accountability to the powerless in the principle of forgiveness to the powerful.”

— Christopher Hayes

“In every way, un-forgiveness makes us the victim—”

— Jan Karon

“Forgiveness is the virtue of the courageous, the response of the forgiven, the mercy of the just.”

— Ron Brackin

Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of…

— Anonymous