Atonement Quote by Herman Melville

“We do repent not to be forgiven, but because we are forgiven.”

— Alin Sav

“To forgive, one must love and be loved. Only those who forgive can be free. Whoever forgives is a prisoner no more.”

— Jan-Philipp Sendker

“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

“…Repentance is ever the key to a better, happier life. All of us need it.”

— Spencer W. Kimball

“Repentance leads to forgiveness of sins.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The Atonement brought mercy through repentance to balance justice. How thankful I am for the doctrine of repentance. Repentance is essential to salvation. We…

— Robert D. Hales

“It is better to repent than resist the mercy of the moment.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“...I've forgiven him. Again and again. Once done, of course, back comes the Enemy to persecute and prosecute, and I must ante up to…

— Jan Karon

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.”

— Ephesians 4 32 NRSV

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was yourself.”

— Diane Moody

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

— Ron Brackin

“Does our lack of forgiveness really punish them, or does it just make our hearts hard and our lives unpleasent.”

— Noah Levine