Forgiveness Quotes

We live on because we can love, and we love because we can forgive.

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.

Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79)

Anger and worry are the enemies of clear thought.

Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely

Good people are always so sure they're right.

Everything is just as it needs to be. And if we would forgive, our minds and hearts would open and we could see another possibility.

I wrap the potential for bitterness, resentment, martyrdom in the blanket of forgiveness and just set it down. Then it just melts in the warmth. And goes away.

Many people believe in turning the other cheek, especially when it is your cheek.

When God forgives, He at once restores.

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

The burden of regret can weigh us down heavily on our spiritual journey. The best way to release regret is to forgive ourselves.

When we make mistakes, we can use the process of NVC mourning and self-forgiveness to show us where we can grow instead of getting caught up in moralistic self-judgments.

Without forgiveness, there is no future.

Only when we understand the holiness of God will we understand the depth of our sin.

I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.

Lack of forgiveness of others breeds lack of self-forgiveness.

Forgiveness is discovering that what you thought happened, didn’t.

There is no condition for forgiveness.

Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy.

A lack of forgiveness is a waste of time and it's very enriching to forgive and move on but those are things that come with time.

Tapping is a powerful tool that can truly heal, allowing forgiveness, love, and acceptance into your life, particularly when used along with affirmations.

When true forgiveness happens it is one of the most astonishing and liberating of the human experience.

The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation.

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

The press is ferocious. It forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes . . . In my position anyone sane would have left a long time ago.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.

Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.

Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.

Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women.

The human heart in its perversity finds it hard to escape hatred and revenge.

Love is an endless act of forgiveness.

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.

I have the greatest of all riches: that of not desiring them.

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.

Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens.

One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.

Never repeat old grievances.

It's good to learn early that every show is a family - -complete with dysfunctional relationships, tough love, and plenty of occasion for forgiveness.

GIFTS is an acronym for Gratitude, Intention, Forgiveness, Triumphs, and Self-love. I believe that those are the principles we need to explore in order to discover our true gifts.

Forgiveness is easy. Trust is much more difficult, and should never be given lightly.

All religions remind us that actions have consequences for which guilt can and must be acknowledged, forgiveness humbly begged, reconciliation sought.

The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.

The moment an individual can accept and forgive him or herself, even a little, is the moment in which he or she becomes to some degree lovable.

If someone has offended you, start sowing forgiveness. You may need some yourself someday.

You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.

Jesus loves sinners. He only loves sinners. He has never turned anyone away who came to Him for forgiveness, and He died on the cross for sinners, not for respectable people.