Quote by Rebecca West

I don't believe that to understand is necessarily to pardon, but I feel that to understand makes one forget that one cannot pardon.

— Rebecca West

To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.

— Walter Lippmann

“All of this was understood, and if not condoned, at least pardoned.”

— Margaret Atwood

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else…

— Mary McCarthy

“Understanding is not the same as forgiving”

— Bhavana Kale

“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 pardon to the extent that we love.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“You must forgive in order to understand. Until you forgive, you defend yourself against the possibility of understanding.”

— Marilynne Robinson

...Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving.

— Lewis B. Smedes

“You need to forgive people you don't understand; if not, try to understand people you want to forgive.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“You must forgive in order to understand.”

— Marilynne Robinson

“Forgiveness is NOT forgetness. If you forgive, remember to be wise enough NOT to forget.”

— Widad Akrawi