Forgiveness Quote by William Sloane Coffin

“Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Forgiveness empties the past of its power to empty the present of its peace.”

— L.R. Knost

“Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves to release us from the shackles of our past. The pain of those who wounded us may…

— Jaeda DeWalt

“Forgiveness is the way we break the grip that long-held resentments have on our hearts.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“The whole of the past is embraced by the word “forgiveness”; the whole of the future is preserved in the faithfulness of God.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Forgiveness is a conscious choice to become more liberated and less constrained by the past. This simple act of changing one’s mindset can be…

— Brent Green

“Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad, that require forgiveness.”

— Emily Thorne

Whenever we forgive, in small ways at home, or in great ways between nations, we free ourselves from the past.

— Jack Kornfield

“Forgiveness does not wipe away the consequences of the sin. The consequences are borne by somebody.”

— Dorothy Sayers

“Forgiveness is about letting go of the past and not holding on to it”

— Oprah Winfrey

“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”

— Lily Tomlin

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And issues.

— TS Eliot