Believe Quote by Justin Cronin

We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it.

— Bree Despain

Forgiveness entails the authentic acceptance of our own worthiness as human beings, the understanding that mistakes are opportunities for growth, awareness and the cultivation…

— Joan Z. Borysenko

“Forgiveness comes when we’re able to recognize that the other person’s actions were more about them—their own motivations and context—than about us. (And that…

— Kelsey Crowe

I am certain that people never forgive because they believe they have an obligation to do it or because someone told them to do…

— Lewis B. Smedes

I've learned... that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others, Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

— Ash Sweeney

Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we…

— Jack Kornfield

Forgiveness is attention without judgment. It heals the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven.

— Deepak Chopra

Forgiveness is one of the greatest gift humans can give to others. It also helps in cleansing own clinging s to hatreds and ill…

— Anonymous

We do not really know how to forgive until we know what it is to be forgiven. Therefore we should be glad that we…

— Hannah More

Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. ... I know what regret feels like; I've earned my…

— Barbara Johnson

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to…

— Billy Graham

Forgiveness is a form of gratitude. When we forgive others, we show them the mercy that we have often received and been thankful for.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach