Forgiveness Quote by Oscar Wilde

“Better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure, swift penalty along with it. There was purification in punishment. Not…

— Oscar Wilde

“Not "Forgive us for our sins" but "Smite us for our iniquities" should be the prayer of man to a most just God.”

— Oscar Wilde

“better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure swift penalty along with it. there was purification in punishment”

— Oscar Wilde

It is manlike to punish but godlike to forgive.

— Peter Winter

“This body of iniquity records all of the sins committed by prior generations, and it is precisely from this information that sin grows and…

— Ana Mendez Ferrell

It is manlike to punish but godlike to forgive. [Ger., Menschlich ist es bloss zu strafen Aber gottlich zu verzeihn.]

— Peter Winter

I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than…

— Anonymous

“Blessed be God, there is always healing for the broken heart; the fountain is ever flowing to cleanse us from our sins. Truly, O…

— Charles H. Spurgeon

And when we would make much of that which cannot matter much to thee, forgive us -a frequent part of the prayer that opened…

— John E. Hines

God does not punish us for our sins but by them.

— Ruth Graham

“God will snatch away the forgiveness which our repentance, humility, and obedience made possible.”

— Chad Bird

We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins.

— Oswald Chambers